pauperize

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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

“Sure they do,” Billy agreed, “only Nancy has kind of given up her struggle not to pauperize them.”

From Outside Inn by Kelley, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Shall he pauperize himself just for a cousin?

From The "Goldfish" by Train, Arthur Cheney

And so we sympathize with Andrew Carnegie in his endeavor to live up to his dictum to die poor, and yet not pauperize the world by his wealth.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen by Hubbard, Elbert