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Definition of beggar verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

beggar

verb

NAmE//ˈbɛɡər//

beggar somebody/something/yourselfVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they beggar

he / she / it beggars

past simple beggared

-ing form beggaring

to make someone or something very poor Why should I beggar myself for you?

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Idioms

beggar belief/description

to be too extreme, shocking, etc. to believe/describe It beggars belief how things could have gotten this bad.

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