'Depauperate' definitions:

Definition of 'Depauperate'

From: GCIDE
  • Depauperate \De*pau"per*ate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Depauperated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depauperating.] [LL. depauperatus, p. p. depauperare to impoverish; L. de- + pauperare to make poor, pauper poor.] To make poor; to impoverish. [1913 Webster]
  • Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long, and bear large grain. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
  • Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Depauperate'

From: GCIDE
  • Depauperate \De*pau"per*ate\, a. [L. depauperatus, p. p.] (Bot.) Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved. --Gray. [1913 Webster]

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