immiserate
verb/ɪˈmɪzəɹeɪt/
Etymology
Back-formation from immiseration.
Definitions
To impoverish (someone)
To impoverish (someone); to make someone sink into misery.
- The fun, pleasurable aspect of playbor troubles scholars because it seems to suggest that playborers are not exploited; exploitation is supposed to be immiserating, not fun.
- Higher inequality, in part the result of a real estate boom that immiserated some and enriched others, meant more wealth in the hands of the high-saving rich.
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