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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Depauperate

· De·pau·per·ate · IPA /dɪˈpɔːpəɹət/
01 v. t. & i. To make poor; to impoverish.
imp. & p. p. Depauperated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depauperating
  1. 1.
    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.
02 a. Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved.
  1. 1.
    Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved.(Bot.)