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verbbeg·garedbeg·gar·ing\ˈbe-gə-riŋ\
Definition of BEGGAR
transitive verb
1
: to reduce to beggary
2
: to exceed the resources or abilities of : defy <beggars description> <so outrageous as to beggar belief>
See Examples of BEGGAR
- Years of civil war had beggared the country.
First Known Use of BEGGAR
15th century
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