DEPAUPERATING

Verb

depauperating

present participle of depauperate

Source: Wiktionary


DEPAUPERATE

De*pau"per*ate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Depauperated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depauperating.] Etym: [LL. depauperatus, p. p. depauperare to impoverish; L. de- + pauperare to make poor, pauper poor.]

Definition: To make poor; to impoverish. Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long, and bear large grain. Mortimer. Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit. Jer. Taylor.

De*pau"per*ate, a. Etym: [L. depauperatus, p. p.] (Bot.)

Definition: Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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