beggar vs reduce to penury

beggar

noun
  • A mean or wretched person; a scoundrel. 

  • A person suffering from extreme poverty. 

  • A minced oath for bugger. 

  • A person who begs. 

verb
  • To exhaust the resources of; to outdo. 

  • To make a beggar of someone; impoverish. 

reduce to penury

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