impoverish

Meanings

Verb

make poor
take away
To make poor.
To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
To become poor.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English impoverishen, empoverishen, from Old French empoverir, from em- + povre, from Latin pauper (“poor”) (English poor).

Synonyms

deplete, deprive, poor, ruin

Antonyms

enrich

Scrabble Score: 20

impoverish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
impoverish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impoverish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

impoverish is a valid Words With Friends word