pauperizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of pauperize
as in beggars

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pauperizes
  1. ruins
  2. reduces
  3. bankrupts
  4. wipes out
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  • Nothing ruins a good karaoke night like that one friend who wants to show off their Mariah Carey–level pipes.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • But their relationship remains undefined, and kind of over after Carter drunkenly ruins Beulah's big party.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of ruins
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  • Aiir’s software reduces that workload by scanning inspection footage before presenting possible findings to the technician.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • Palliative care reduces disease symptoms and the burdens on caregivers.
    — Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of reduces
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  • The 2020s have been a decade of compounding American institutional failure — a pandemic, political rupture, an affordability crisis, student loan servicers treated as adversaries, a healthcare system that bankrupts the sick, and a growing sense that the system is not working as advertised.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of bankrupts
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  • This major markdown wipes out the steep premiums on most high-tier gaming displays, allowing e-sports players and media creators to rise through the ranks with a highly fluid, ultra-clear panoramic canvas.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Continue reading … LINES REDRAWN — Supreme Court greenlights Alabama GOP map that wipes out a majority-Black district.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Definition of wipes out
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