[poveriser] (1482-83)
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[poveriser] (1482-83)

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[ gdw]

[ FEW: *8,56a pauper; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  povre (*); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED:  poverish v.; MED:  poverished ppl.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
poverisher  

This verb is the aphetic form of empoveriser.

v.a.

1statusto impoverish, reduce to poverty: 
( 1482-83 )  [...] qe toutz lez overours del dit mestier de overeigne de soie [...] ount estez grevousment poverishez pur defaulte del occupacion  ii 472
empoveriser  poveri  poverin  poverison  poverissement  poverte  poverté  povraille  povrant  povre#1  povrement  povresce  povrus 
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