Meaning of PAUPERIZATION
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- [n] the act of making someone poor
- [n] a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
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| Synonyms: | | beggary, impoverishment, indigence, need, pauperisation, pauperism, penury |
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| See Also: | | deprivation, impoverishment, poorness, poverty, privation | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Pau`per*i*za"tion\, n.
The act or process of reducing to pauperism. --C. Kingsley.
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