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- [beg-er]
- /ˈbɛg ər/
- /ˈbeɡ.ər/
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- [beg-er]
- /ˈbɛg ər/
Definitions of beggared word
- noun beggared a person who begs alms or lives by begging. 1
- noun beggared a penniless person. 1
- noun beggared a wretched fellow; rogue: the surly beggar who collects the rents. 1
- noun beggared a child or youngster (usually preceded by little): a sudden urge to hug the little beggar. 1
- verb with object beggared to reduce to utter poverty; impoverish: The family had been beggared by the war. 1
- verb with object beggared to cause one's resources of or ability for (description, comparison, etc.) to seem poor or inadequate: The costume beggars description. 1
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Origin of beggared
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, beggar is from the Middle English word beggare, beggere. See beg1, -er1, -ar3
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Parts of speech for Beggared
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beggared popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
beggared usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beggared
adj beggared
- cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
- destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
- devoid — destitute or void (of); free (from)
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- minus — less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
verb beggared
- wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
- mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- impoverish — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
Antonyms for beggared
adj beggared
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- solvent — able to pay all just debts.
- rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
verb beggared
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
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