De·pau·per·ate v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Depauperated p. pr. & vb. n. Depauperating ]  To make poor; to impoverish.
     Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long, and bear large grain.   --Mortimer.
     Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit.   --Jer. Taylor.