Im*pound"er (?), n. One who impounds.
Im*pov"er*ish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impoverished (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Impoverishing.] [OF. empovrir; pref. em- (L. in) + povre poor, F.
pauvre; cf. OF. apovrir, F. appauvrir, where the prefix is a- , L. ad.
Cf. Empoverish, and see Poor, and -ish.] 1. To make poor; to reduce to
poverty or indigence; as, misfortune and disease impoverish families.
2. To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of; to make sterile;
as, to impoverish land.
Im*pov"er*ish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, impoverishes.
Im*pov"er*ish*ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F.
appauvrissement.] The act of impoverishing, or the state of being
impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott.
Im*pow"er (?), v. t. See Empower.
Imp"-pole` (&?;), n. (Building) A pole for supporting a scaffold.
Im*prac`ti*ca*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Impracticabilities (&?;). 1. The
state or quality of being impracticable; infeasibility. Goldsmith.