impoverish

Verb

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

Examples

That exuberant crop quickly impoverishes any fertile soil.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

deprive, deplete, poor, ruin

Antonyms

enrich

Scrabble Score: 20

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

Words With Friends Score: 22

impoverish: valid Words With Friends Word