deprive

[dih-prahyv]

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verb (used with object), de·prived, de·priv·ing.

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.

to remove from ecclesiastical office.

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Origin of deprive

1275–1325; Middle English depriven < Anglo-French, Old French depriver < Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + prīvāre to deprive (prīv(us) private + -āre infinitive suffix)

SYNONYMS FOR deprive

1. See strip¹.

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Related forms

de·priv·a·ble, adjectivede·priv·al, nounde·priv·a·tive

[dih-priv-uh-tiv] /dɪˈprɪv ə tɪv/, adjectivede·priv·er, noun

non·de·priv·a·ble, adjectivepre·de·prive, verb (used with object), pre·de·prived, pre·de·priv·ing.self-de·priv·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for deprive

“Scorched earth,” historically, means destroying land to deprive the encroaching enemy of its use.
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It would also deprive a lot of kids like Henry of the opportunity to present their asylum claims.
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But in principle you could deprive humans of all kind of things to see what happened.
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Is the market an inert force to be manipulated and exploited, to deprive it of hard-earned cash?
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And to deprive somebody for money of heath care or [medical] testing is bordering on criminal.
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But occasional acts of drunkenness, if the seaman in other respects performs his duty, will not deprive him of his wages.
The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana
Not content with that great injury, you must also deprive me of my substance.
A Life's Secret|Mrs. Henry Wood
It also seemed as if the authorities were going to deprive us of food.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney
He begs me not to get flurried—sooner than deprive me of the pleasure of patronising him, he will give me change—he does.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887|Various
But they also destroy or depreciate the money of the Government, and deprive it of a vital power.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863|Various

British Dictionary definitions for deprive

deprive

verb (tr)

(foll by of) to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of)

archaic to remove from rank or office; depose; demote

Derived Formsdeprivable, adjectivedeprival, noundepriver, noun

Word Origin for deprive

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

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Word Origin and History for deprive

deprive

mid-14c., from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin deprivare, from Latin de- "entirely" (see de-) + privare "release from" (see private). Replaced Old English bedælan. Related: Deprived; depriving.

Medicine definitions for deprive

deprive

[dĭ-prīv′]

v.

To take something from someone or something.

To keep from possessing or enjoying something.

deprive

verb (used with object), de·prived, de·priv·ing.

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