pauperize

Example Sentences

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Arose Alexander R. Sheppard, great public spirit, great builder, to pave and light streets, lay sewers, plant trees, pauperize himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Runaway price boosts might wipe out savings, pauperize individuals, bring down governments —but usually in only one or a few countries at any specific time, and for what seemed fairly clear reasons.

From Time Magazine Archive

I asked whether this provision of gratis food did in fact pauperize the population, as has been alleged.

From Regeneration by Haggard, Henry Rider

I have no shame, Mr. Hay—I'm going to let you pay for your own dinner because I cannot in these democratic times pauperize you by paying for you.

From The Book of All-Power by Wallace, Edgar

How they pauperize and debauch those they try to raise!

From A Pessimist In Theory and Practice by Bird, Frederic Mayer