depauperate

depauperate · adjective¹

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromdepauperātus“impoverished”
2. Middle English · inherited fromdepauperat“impoverished”
3. English todaydepauperate

From Middle English depauperat (“impoverished”), from Medieval Latin depauperātus (“impoverished”), past participle of depauperō (“to impoverish”), itself from Latin de- + pauperō (“to impoverish”), from pauper (“poor”). Equivalent to de- + pauper + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Italian depauperare, Spanish depauperar.

depauperate · verb²

From the above adjective; see -ate for more. Equivalent to de- + pauper + -ate (verb-forming suffix).