de·pau·per·ate /dɪˈpɔpərət/
(vt.)使貧窮,衰弱(a.)發育不全的,衰弱的
De·pau·per·ate v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Depauperated p. pr. & vb. n. Depauperating ] To make poor; to impoverish.
Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long, and bear large grain. --Mortimer.
Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit. --Jer. Taylor.
De·pau·per·ate a. Bot. Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved.
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