deprive

[ dih-prahyv ]
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verb (used with object),de·prived, de·priv·ing.
  1. to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.

  2. to remove from ecclesiastical office.

Origin of deprive

1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English depriven, from Anglo-French, Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, equivalent to Latin dē-de- + prīvāre “to deprive” (prīv(us)private + -āre infinitive suffix)

synonym study For deprive

1. See strip1.

Other words from deprive

  • de·priv·a·ble, adjective
  • de·priv·al, noun
  • de·priv·a·tive [dih-priv-uh-tiv], /dɪˈprɪv ə tɪv/, adjective
  • de·priv·er, noun
  • non·de·priv·a·ble, adjective
  • pre·de·prive, verb (used with object), pre·de·prived, pre·de·priv·ing.
  • self-de·priv·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for deprive

deprive

/ (dɪˈpraɪv) /


verb(tr)
  1. (foll by of) to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of)

  2. archaic to remove from rank or office; depose; demote

Origin of deprive

1
C14: from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, from Latin de- + prīvāre to deprive of, rob; see private

Derived forms of deprive

  • deprivable, adjective
  • deprival, noun
  • depriver, noun

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