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deprive

de·prive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-prahyv]
    • /dɪˈpraɪv/
    • /dɪˈpraɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-prahyv]
    • /dɪˈpraɪv/

Definitions of deprive word

  • verb deprive If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it. 3
  • verb deprive to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of) 3
  • verb deprive to remove from rank or office; depose; demote 3
  • verb transitive deprive to take something away from forcibly; dispossess 3
  • verb transitive deprive to keep from having, using, or enjoying 3
  • verb transitive deprive to remove from office, esp. ecclesiastical office 3

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Origin of deprive

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
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)

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Parts of speech for Deprive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deprive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for deprive

verb deprive

  • bereave — to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
  • bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
  • rob — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
  • dispossess — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
  • strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.

Antonyms for deprive

verb deprive

  • clothe — To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear.
  • construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
  • bestow — To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
  • supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
  • cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.

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