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- [beg-er]
- /ˈbɛg ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beg-er]
- /ˈbɛg ər/
Definitions of beggaring word
- noun beggaring a person who begs alms or lives by begging. 1
- noun beggaring a penniless person. 1
- noun beggaring a wretched fellow; rogue: the surly beggar who collects the rents. 1
- noun beggaring a child or youngster (usually preceded by little): a sudden urge to hug the little beggar. 1
- verb with object beggaring to reduce to utter poverty; impoverish: The family had been beggared by the war. 1
- verb with object beggaring 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 beggaring
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 Beggaring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beggaring 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
beggaring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beggaring
verb beggaring
- 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 beggaring
verb beggaring
- 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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