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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.
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Origin of deprave

1325–75; Middle English depraven (< Anglo-French) < Latin dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt, equivalent to dē- de- + prāv(us) crooked + -āre infinitive suffix
Related formsdep·ra·va·tion [dep-ruh-vey-shuh n] /ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən/, nounde·prav·er, nounde·prav·ing·ly, adverbnon·dep·ra·va·tion, noun
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Related Words for depravation

wickedness, degradation, criminality, corruption, depravation, decline, downfall, atrophy, declination, decrease, debasement, downgrade, devolution, perversion, sensuality, profligacy, vice, iniquity, abandonment, baseness

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British Dictionary definitions for depravation

deprave

verb (tr)
  1. to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate
  2. obsolete to defame; slander
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Derived Formsdepravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən), noundepraver, noun

Word Origin for deprave

C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked
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Word Origin and History for depravation

deprave

v.

late 14c., "corrupt, lead astray, pervert," from Old French depraver (14c.) or directly from Latin depravare "distort, disfigure;" figuratively "to pervert, seduce, corrupt," from de- "completely" (see de-) + pravus "crooked." Related: Depraved; depraving.

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