depauperate.
Having stunted growth
Meaning & usage
Having stunted growth
Impoverished.
Having a limited biodiversity.
Displaying only a limited range of logically possible morphosyntactic combinations.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English depauperat (“impoverished”), from Medieval Latin depauperātus (“impoverished”), past participle of depauperō (“to impoverish”), itself from Latin de- + pauperō (“to impoverish”), from pauper (“poor”). Equivalent to de- + pauper + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Italian depauperare, Spanish depauperar.
To impoverish.
To stunt the growth of.
Where this word comes from
From the above adjective; see -ate for more. Equivalent to de- + pauper + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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