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.

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)

Related formsde·priv·a·ble, adjectivede·priv·al, nounde·priv·a·tive

[dih-priv-uh-tiv] /dɪˈprɪv ə tɪv/, adjectivede·priv·er, nounnon·de·priv·a·ble, adjectivepre·de·prive, verb (used with object), pre·de·prived, pre·de·priv·ing.self-de·priv·ing, adjective

Synonyms

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1. See strip¹.

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Examples from the Web for deprive

Contemporary Examples

“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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July 11, 2014
But in principle you could deprive humans of all kind of things to see what happened.
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September 23, 2013
Is the market an inert force to be manipulated and exploited, to deprive it of hard-earned cash?
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July 12, 2013
And to deprive somebody for money of heath care or [medical] testing is bordering on criminal.
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David Frum
December 5, 2012

Historical Examples

What can I do, pray, to give her my fortune and deprive my children of it?
The Imaginary Invalid
Molire
That it is impossible to deprive men of the liberty of saying what they think.
A Theological-Political Treatise [Part IV]
Benedict of Spinoza
In the meantime there was no necessity to deprive them of their ponies.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
Sir Winston S. Churchill
No power on earth can deprive him of his rights as an American citizen.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
Deprive him of the power of management, and it might cost Mr. Channing his place.
The Channings
Mrs. Henry Wood

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

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

v.

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.

deprive in Medicine

deprive

(dĭ-prīv′)

To take something from someone or something.
To keep from possessing or enjoying something.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for deprive

Contemporary Examples

“Scorched earth,” historically, means destroying land to deprive the encroaching enemy of its use.

It would also deprive a lot of kids like Henry of the opportunity to present their asylum claims.

But in principle you could deprive humans of all kind of things to see what happened.

Is the market an inert force to be manipulated and exploited, to deprive it of hard-earned cash?

And to deprive somebody for money of heath care or [medical] testing is bordering on criminal.

Historical Examples

What can I do, pray, to give her my fortune and deprive my children of it?

That it is impossible to deprive men of the liberty of saying what they think.

In the meantime there was no necessity to deprive them of their ponies.

No power on earth can deprive him of his rights as an American citizen.

Deprive him of the power of management, and it might cost Mr. Channing his place.

deprive

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for deprive

v.

deprive

Origin of deprive