Depauperate /(?)/

De·pau·per·ate

Depauperate

v. t. & i.

imp. & p. p. Depauperated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depauperating

  1. To make poor; to impoverish.
    Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long, and bear large grain.
    Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit.

Depauperate

a.
  1. Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved. (Bot.)