1. reduced to poverty; impoverished or made poor
Usage: formal or literary; often used in historical or social contexts
2. depleted or weakened in resources, quality, or vitality
Usage: technical or specialized use; can apply to ecosystems, populations, or abstract concepts

Examples

• The depauperated villages struggled to recover after the war.
• Centuries of overhunting left the wildlife population depauperated.
• The depauperated soil could no longer support crops.
• Economic policies left many communities depauperated and desperate.
• The depauperated ecosystem showed signs of severe degradation.
• After the industrial collapse, the once-thriving region became depauperated.