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Deprives vs Impoverish - What's the difference?

deprives | impoverish |

As verbs the difference between deprives and impoverish

is that deprives is while impoverish is make poor.

deprives

English

Verb

(head)
  • (deprive)

    • deprive

    English

    Verb

    (depriv)
  • To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something.
  • * 2005 , .
  • * 1900 , L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
    • "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
    If we had been deprived' of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be ' deprived of philosophy.

    Derived terms

    * depriver (agent noun)

    Related terms

    * deprivation * private * privation * privy

    Synonyms

    * impoverish

    Antonyms

    * enrich

    impoverish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • Make poor.
  • Weaken in quality; deprive of some strength or richness.
    • ''That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil
  • Become poor.

    • Derived terms

    * impoverisher * impoverishment

    Synonyms

    * ruin

    Antonyms

    * enrich

    See also

    * immiserate

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