1. reduced to poverty; made poor or destitute

1. past tense and past participle of 'pauper': to reduce to poverty or the status of a pauper
Usage: archaic or formal

Examples

• The economic crisis paupered many families who had once been middle class.
• Medical bills paupered the elderly couple, forcing them to sell their home.
• The paupered refugees arrived with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
• Years of bad investments paupered the once-wealthy businessman.
• The paupered state of the region made it difficult to attract new businesses.
• She was paupered by legal fees from the lengthy court battle.