About The Word Depauperate
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Depauperate
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What's The Definition Of Depauperate?Synonyms | Synonyms for Depauperate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Depauperate: See Also | Depauperate In Webster's Dictionary \De*pau"per*ate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
{Depauperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depauperating}.] [LL.
depauperatus, p. p. depauperare to impoverish; L. de- +
pauperare to make poor, pauper poor.]
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. [L. depauperatus, p. p.] (Bot.) Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved. --Gray. |
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