Antonyms of verb impoverish

1 of 2 senses of impoverish

Sense 1
impoverish -- (make poor)
       Antonym of enrich (Sense 2)
      => enrich -- (make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb impoverish

2 senses of impoverish

Sense 1
impoverish -- (make poor)
       => deprive -- (keep from having, keeping, or obtaining)

Sense 2
deprive, impoverish -- (take away)
       => worsen, decline -- (grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened")

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