depauperate

de·paup·er·ate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dih-paw-per-it]
- /dɪˈpɔ pər ɪt/
- /ˈdiː.ˈpɔː.pə.reɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-paw-per-it]
- /dɪˈpɔ pər ɪt/

Definitions of depauperate word

adjective depauperate poor; impoverished 3
verb depauperate to make poor, in wealth or quality 3
adjective depauperate poorly or imperfectly developed. 1
noun depauperate (botany, of a plant etc) Having stunted growth. 1
verb depauperate To impoverish. 0
verb depauperate To stunt the growth of. 0

See all 8 definitions of depauperate

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Origin of depauperate

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English < Late Latin dēpauperātus (past participle of dēpauperāre to make poor), equivalent to dē- de- + pauper(āre) to make poor (pauper- poor (see pauper) + -ātus -ate1)

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Parts of speech for Depauperate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Depauperate

depauperate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

depauperate usage trend in Literature

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