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DEPAUPERIZE
Etymology
Verb
depauperize (third-person singular simple present depauperizes, present participle depauperizing, simple past and past participle depauperized)
(transitive) To free from paupers.
(transitive) To rescue from poverty.
(transitive) To impoverish, to make poor (to make depauperate).
Synonyms
• dispauperize (sense "rescue from poverty" only)
Source: Wiktionary
De*pau"per*ize, v. t.
Definition: To free from paupers; to rescue from poverty. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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