Pauperization

n.

1.

The act or process of reducing to pauperism.

Noun	1.	pauperization - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" Synonyms: indigence, pauperism, penury, beggary, need
	2.	pauperization - the act of making someone poor Synonyms: pauperisation, impoverishment

beggar, beggary, impoverishment, indigence, need, pauperise, pauperism, pauperize, penury, poorness, poverty