| impoverish | vt (fml) 1. reduce to poverty, (act.) menyebabkan [sso, sst] /menjadi, jatuh/ miskin, memiskinkan; (pass.), /menjadi, jatuh/ miskin: the long war ~ed the country, peperangan yg berlarutan itu menyebabkan negara tersebut jatuh miskin; 2. exhaust fertility, richness, strength of, menanduskan: over-grazing had ~ed the soil, membiarkan lembu meragut rumput di padang itu secara berlebihan telah menanduskan tanah; lack of cultural activities would ~ our lives, kurangnya kegiatan kebudayaan akan menanduskan kehidupan kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impoverished | adj 1. reduced to poverty, miskin: an old ~ couple, pasangan tua yg miskin; 2. (soil) tandus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| almshouse | n rumah /kebajikan, amal, miskin/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| destitute | adj (fml) papa (kedana), miskin, melarat: thousands of people were left ~ by the war, beribu-ribu manusia menjadi papa akibat peperangan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impecunious | adj (fml & jocular) miskin, tdk /berwang, berduit/: an ~ young artist, pelukis muda yg tdk berduit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indigent | adj (fml) poor, needy, miskin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grind | ~ the faces of the poor, menindas orang-orang miskin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beggar | vt (act.) memapakan, memiskinkan; (pass.) menjadi /papa, miskin/: they were finally ~ed by all this extravagant spending, mereka menjadi papa disebabkan perbelanjaan yg berlebih-lebihan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deserving | adj patut menerima + approp n: the ~ poor, orang miskin yg patut menerima bantuan; scholarships offered to ~ students, biasiswa yg diberikan kpd pelajar-pelajar yg patut menerimanya; to leave o’s money to ~ charities, meninggalkan wang sso kpd badan-badan kebajikan yg patut menerimanya; ~ of, /patut, sepatutnya/ /menerima, diberi/: a case ~ of attention, kes yg patut menerima perhatian; a ~ case, kes yg patut diberi perhatian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| formulate | vt 1. devise, merumuskan: they ~d a plan for the relief of the flood victims, mereka merumuskan rancangan utk membantu mangsa-mangsa banjir; 2. express (st) in particular wording, mengungkapkan: “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” is how I would ~ it, “yg kaya makin kaya, yg miskin bertambah miskin” begitulah cara saya akan mengungkapkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |