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pauperise

vb. (alternative spelling of pauperize English)

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pauperise

v. reduce to beggary [syn: beggar, pauperize]

Usage examples of "pauperise".

At the same moment I quite saw that to a prouder and stronger heart it must indeed be bitter to have to sit still under your own security, and even more bitter to have to watch that pauperising security coming closer and closer to others--for the generous soul is always more concerned for others than for himself.