immiserate

verb
/ɪˈmɪzəɹeɪt/

Etymology

Back-formation from immiseration.

Definitions

  1. 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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