Depauperate Definition

də-pôpər-ĭt
adjective
Lacking in variety, especially of species or genes.
Depauperate island faunas; a genetically depauperate population.
American Heritage Medicine
Arrested in growth or development; stunted.
American Heritage Medicine

Impoverished.

Wiktionary

Having a limited biodiversity.

Wiktionary
verb

To impoverish.

Wiktionary

To stunt the growth of.

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Origin of Depauperate

  • Middle English depauperat from Medieval Latin dēpauperātus past participle of dēpauperāre to make poor Latin dē- de- pauper poor pauper

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin de- + pauper (“poor, impoverished") + -ate

    From Wiktionary

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