pauperize

Questions about pauperize

What does pauperize mean?

pauperize means "reduce to beggary".

How many syllables are in pauperize?

pauperize has 3 syllables: pau-pe-rize. The stress falls on "pau".

What is another word for pauperize?

Close synonyms include beggar, pauperise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pauperize a common word?

pauperize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.