depauperate Meaning, Definition & Usage

De*pau"per*ate transitive verb & intransitive verb

Etymology

LL. depauperatus, p. p. depauperare to impoverish; L. de- + pauperare to make poor, pauper poor.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Depauperated ; present participle & verbal noun Depauperating

Definitions

1. 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 adjective

Etymology

L. depauperatus, p. p.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved. Gray.