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deprive
[ dih-prahyv ]
/ dÉŖĖpraÉŖv /
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verb (used with object), deĀ·prived, deĀ·privĀ·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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synonym study for deprive
1. See strip1.
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British Dictionary definitions for deprive
deprive
/ (dÉŖĖpraÉŖv) /
verb (tr)
(foll by of) to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of)
archaic to remove from rank or office; depose; demote
Derived forms of deprive
deprivable, adjectivedeprival, noundepriver, nounWord Origin for deprive
C14: from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dÄprÄ«vÄre, from Latin de- + prÄ«vÄre to deprive of, rob; see private
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Medical definitions for deprive
deprive
[ dÄ-prÄ«vā² ]
v.
To take something from someone or something.
To keep from possessing or enjoying something.
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