Polyglot Dictionary

empobrecer

/empoβɾeˈseɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
empobrezco
preterite (yo)
empobrecí
past participle
empobrecido

Meaning

  1. to impoverish

    • La crisis empobreció al país.

      The crisis impoverished the country.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

depauperar

depauperar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to impoverish."

Portuguese

empobrecer

empobrecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to impoverish."

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