impoverish
v. US //ˌɪmˈpɑvɹɪʃ// UK //ɪmpˈɒvəɹɪʃ// im·pov·er·ish
From Middle English empoverishen, impoverishen, empoverischen, enpoverisshen, Anglo-Norman empoveriss-, from Old French empoverir, from em- + povre, from Latin pauper (“poor”) (English poor).