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pauperization
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pauperization in WordNet English dictionary
noun
the act of making someone poor
pauperization
pauperisation
impoverishment
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
"their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
indigence
need
penury
pauperism
pauperization
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