Difference between Impoverish and Deprive

What is the difference between Impoverish and Deprive?

Impoverish as a verb is make poor. while Deprive as a verb is to take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something.

Impoverish

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Make poor. Weaken in quality; deprive of some strength or richness. Become poor.

Deprive

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something.

Example sentence: Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

We hope you now know whether to use Impoverish or Deprive in your sentence.

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