deprave
verb (used with object)
to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
had depraved
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past perfectof deprave.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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What avian menace had depraved Fortuna spun his way?
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
It could destroy the aristocracy and the constitution which they had depraved, and under other forms preserve for a few more centuries the Roman dominion.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
He was lacking in the sense of right, and he had depraved tastes, perhaps, but his tastes grew by indulgence.
From Concerning Sally by William John Hopkins
The dog wagged his tail approvingly as Jos reached down from the shelf a bottle of pink lollipops, for, though a wild country dog, he had depraved tastes in the matter of sweets.
From Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead by Allen Raine
He saw the destruction of Atakar, and the capture of the galactic criminals who had depraved that city.
From The Players by Steve Solomon
