adjective
- reduced to poverty; made extremely poor
Usage: formal
Examples
- The economic crisis left many families pauperized and unable to afford basic necessities.
- The once-thriving community became pauperized after the factory closed.
- Government policies inadvertently pauperized small farmers.
- The war left the entire region pauperized and struggling to rebuild.
- Many elderly citizens were pauperized by medical expenses.
- The drought pauperized rural communities across the state.