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immiserate

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im·mis·er·ate  (-mz-rt)
tr.v. im·mis·er·at·ed, im·mis·er·at·ing, im·mis·er·ates
To make miserable; impoverish.
[New Latin immiserre, immisert- (translation of German verelenden, to sink into misery : ver-, causative pref. + Elend, poverty) : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin miser, wretched.]
im·miser·ation n.


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They are, of course, right that trade facilitates the spread of technology and the mixing of cultures; they are wrong, however, to assert that "the corporations" are the primary beneficiaries of such exchange, or that such exchange, on balance, immiserates workers and destroys the environment.
Rage Against the Machines by Bailey, Ronald / Reason
And another thing the United States can do is adopt policies that don't immiserate people or thwart legitimate efforts at self-determination.
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For the left, capitalism not only immiserates all but the top 1 percent of income earners, it crushes difference, breeds racism, and regiments free expression; hence the need for revolution.
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