immiserate

πŸ“– Definitions

verb tr.

To impoverish or to make miserable.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œHe also asks whether revolutionaries elevate or immiserate their populations.” Western Hemisphere; Foreign Affairs (New York); Nov/Dec 2021. β€œHe immiserates the Earth, Roger.
We all ten billion immiserate the Earth by being here.” Carter Scholz; Gypsy; PM Press; 2015.
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