deprave

[ dih-preyv ]
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verb (used with object),de·praved, de·prav·ing.
  1. to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.

  2. Obsolete. to defame.

Origin of deprave

1
1325–75; Middle English depraven (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt, equivalent to dē-de- + prāv(us) crooked + -āre infinitive suffix

Other words from deprave

  • dep·ra·va·tion [dep-ruh-vey-shuhn], /ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən/, noun
  • de·prav·er, noun
  • de·prav·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·dep·ra·va·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for deprave

deprave

/ (dɪˈpreɪv) /


verb(tr)
  1. to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate

  2. obsolete to defame; slander

Origin of deprave

1
C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked

Derived forms of deprave

  • depravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən), noun
  • depraver, noun

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