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deprave

[dih-preyv]

verb (used with object)

depraved, depraving 
  1. to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.

  2. Obsolete.to defame.



deprave

/ ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən, dɪˈpreɪv /

verb

  1. to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate

  2. obsoleteto defame; slander

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • depravation noun
  • depraver noun
  • depravingly adverb
  • nondepravation noun
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deprave1

1325–75; Middle English depraven (< Anglo-French ) < Latin ŧ屹 to pervert, corrupt, equivalent to ŧ- de- + ( us ) crooked + - infinitive suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deprave1

C14: from Latin ŧ屹 to distort, corrupt, from de- + 屹us crooked
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Police described the attack as "barbaric and depraved" and said "the level of violence inflicted is shocking".

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Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on X describing him as a “depraved illegal alien who should have never been in this country.”

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“To intentionally create a situation where that could have been the outcome, it’s depraved and mind-blowing,” Willis said.

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"I want to commend the three victims in this case for their immense courage in speaking out about the cruel and depraved abuse they suffered, and going through the criminal justice process," she said.

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Mabel - not her real name - is exposed to some of the most depraved and horrific images online and said her family were her main motivation for carrying out her analyst role.

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