1. past tense and past participle of pauperise; to make poor or reduce to poverty
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: pauperized); formal or literary

Examples

• The economic crisis pauperised thousands of families across the region.
• Years of poor management pauperised the once-wealthy estate.
• The war pauperised entire communities that had previously been self-sufficient.
• Unfair trade policies pauperised local farmers and artisans.
• The company's collapse pauperised many of its long-term investors.
• Colonial exploitation pauperised the indigenous population.
• Rising taxes pauperised the middle class in that country.