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de⋅praved

  [di-preyvd]
–adjective
corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
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Origin:
1585–95; deprave + -ed 2

Related forms:
de⋅praved⋅ly  [di-preyvd-lee, -prey-vid-] , adverb
de⋅praved⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
evil, sinful, debased, reprobate, degenerate; dissolute, profligate; licentious, lewd. See immoral.
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de⋅prave

  [di-preyv]
–verb (used with object), -praved, -prav⋅ing.
1. to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
2. Obsolete. to defame.
Origin:
1325–75; ME depraven (< AF) < L dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt, equiv. to dē- de- + prāv(us) crooked + -āre inf. suffix

Related forms:
dep⋅ra⋅va⋅tion  [dep-ruh-vey-shuhn] , noun
de⋅prav⋅er, noun
de⋅prav⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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de·prave   (dĭ-prāv')   
tr.v.   de·praved, de·prav·ing, de·praves
To debase, especially morally; corrupt. See Synonyms at corrupt.

[Middle English depraven, to corrupt, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre : dē-, de- + prāvus, crooked.]
dep'ra·va'tion (děp'rə-vā'shən) n., de·prav'er n.
de·praved   (dĭ-prāvd')   
adj.  Morally corrupt; perverted.
de·prav'ed·ly (-prā'vĭd-lē, -prāvd'lē) adv.
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Word Origin & History

deprave 
1362, from O.Fr. depraver, from L. depravare "corrupt," from de- "completely" + pravus "crooked."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: de·praved
Pronunciation: di-'prAvd
Function: adjective
: marked by moral corruption or perversion as shown by a capacity for extreme and wanton physical cruelty depraved state of mind of the murderer> depraved nature of the crime>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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