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deprive

[dih-prahyv]

verb (used with object)

deprived, depriving 
  1. 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.

  2. to remove from ecclesiastical office.



deprive

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. (foll by of) to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of)

  2. archaicto remove from rank or office; depose; demote

“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

  • deprivable adjective
  • deprival noun
  • deprivative adjective
  • depriver noun
  • nondeprivable adjective
  • predeprive verb (used with object)
  • self-depriving adjective
  • ˈ noun
  • ˈ noun
  • ˈ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deprive1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English depriven, from Anglo-French, Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin ŧī, equivalent to Latin ŧ- de- + ī “to deprive” ( ī(ܲ) private + - infinitive suffix)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deprive1

C14: from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin ŧī, from Latin de- + ī to deprive of, rob; see private
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Enraged by the power play, Democrats fled the state, depriving the Texas House of the quorum it needed to function.

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More than 14,000 people in rural Northamptonshire are seen as income deprived, while the town of Towcester shows high levels of food insecurity.

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The crowd, furious about her plans to vote for drastic cuts to Medicaid that will deprive millions of health care, booed her.

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Cuthbert and Weir looked more like the versions of themselves we see at club level, but what Scotland fans are often deprived of.

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His budget that will deprive millions of their healthcare coverage, while slashing taxes for the rich and swelling the $36 trillion national debt by an estimated $3.8 trillion.

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