deprave
verb (used with object)
to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
were depraving
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past progressiveof deprave.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Ease and luxury were enervating, were depraving me.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue
