nabadzināt

Latvian

Etymology

From nabags (poor) +‎ -ināt, with g > dz via palatalization.

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Verb

nabadzināt

  1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of nabadzināt

nabadzināt tr., 3rd conj., pres. nabadzinu, nabadzini, nabadzina, past nabadzināju

  1. to impoverish, to make (someone) poor, to cause someone to be, become poor, less productive
    nabadzināt zemniekus — to improverish the farmers
    nabadzināt augsni — to imporverish the soil

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