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de·praved

   [dih-preyvd]
adjective
corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
Origin:
1585–95; deprave + -ed2

Related forms
de·praved·ly  [dih-preyvd-lee, -prey-vid-] , adverb
de·praved·ness, noun
non·de·praved, adjective
self-de·praved, adjective
un·de·praved, adjective

Can be confused: depraved, deprived.

Synonyms
evil, sinful, debased, reprobate, degenerate; dissolute, profligate; licentious, lewd. See immoral.

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de·prave

   [dih-preyv]
verb (used with object), -praved, -prav·ing.
1.
to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
2.
Obsolete. to defame.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English depraven (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt, equivalent to dē- de- + prāv(us) crooked + -āre infinitive suffix

Related forms
dep·ra·va·tion  [dep-ruh-vey-shuhn] , noun
de·prav·er, noun
de·prav·ing·ly, adverb
non·dep·ra·va·tion, noun
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depraved (dɪˈpreɪvd)
 
—adj
morally bad or debased; corrupt; perverted
 
depravedness
 
—n

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deprave
mid-14c., from O.Fr. depraver, from L. depravare "corrupt," from de- "completely" + pravus "crooked."
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