vt.[H]

1. 使貧窮；使赤貧
   Her family was impoverished by a fire.

   她的家庭被一場火弄得一貧如洗。

2. 耗盡（精力等）；使貧瘠
   Its use impoverished the land.

   使用它的結果使得土地貧瘠了。

v.

1. make poor.
2. exhaust the strength or natural fertility of.