English → Latin
“empoverishment” in Latin
extenuātiōa thinning or diminishing, rarefaction; a lessening, diminution, extenuation; as a rhetorical figure, translating the Anpaupertāsthe state of being poor, poverty; need, indigence; the state of being poor or lacking in the sense of something needed oegestāsneed, want, povertyredigōto drive, lead, or bring back; to call in, collect, raise, receive; to reduce to a certain stateēmaciōto emaciate, to make lean
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
empoverishment
circumlocution by ad inopiam (paupertatem, egestatem) redigi.
FIG., extenuatio (the lessening in extent or intensity). Circumlocution by emaciare and the other verbs under EMPOVERISH.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for empoverishment?
- The usual Latin words for “empoverishment” are extenuātiō, paupertās, egestās; also redigō, ēmaciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.