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See more synonyms for deprived on Thesaurus.com marked by deprivation ; lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter: a deprived childhood. Show More
Origin of deprived First recorded in
1545–55; deprive +
-ed2 Related forms self-de·prived , adjective un·de·prived , adjective 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. Show More
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 forms 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 Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for deprived Contemporary Examples of deprived Deprived of amplification, he silently stripped down and collapsed onstage.
These blood substitutes are aimed at getting more oxygen to deprived tissues.
Deprived of oxygen by the decompression, the flight test crew had to grab for oxygen masks.
But then we might have been deprived of Nick and Nora, Sam Spade and the Continental Op.
If anyone failed to turn up to work, they were deprived of food.
Historical Examples of deprived Deprived of slavery, they are like wasps that have lost their stings.
Calderon has deprived you of friends more powerful than himself.
Did you not know that a trick, such as this, has deprived men of reason?
Their kisses, their tears, deprived him of his little remaining strength.
It grieves me to see Germany deprived of such an artist and such a man.
British Dictionary definitions for deprived lacking adequate food, shelter, education, etc deprived inner-city areas Show More
(foll by of) to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of) archaic to remove from rank or office; depose; demote Show More
Derived Forms deprivable , adjective deprival , noun depriver , 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 deprived adj. 1550s, "dispossessed," past participle adjective from deprive . As a euphemism for the condition of children who lack a stable home life, by 1945.
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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 .
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
To take something from someone or something. To keep from possessing or enjoying something. Show More
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