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verb (used with object), -prived, -priv·ing.
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.
Origin:
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)
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)
Related forms
de·priv·a·ble, adjective
de·priv·al, noun
de·priv·er, noun
non·de·priv·a·ble, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Don't deprive your team of an member for an overly long time.
- Sluggish sales of new homes deprive the economy of strength.
- In the face of mounting resistance to antibiotics, doctors seek to fool bacteria and deprive them of a critical growth factor.
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Word Origin & History
deprive
early 14c., from M.L. deprivare, from L. de- "entirely" + privare "release from" (see private). Replaced O.E. bedælan.
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deprive de·prive (dĭ-prīv')
v. de·prived, de·priv·ing, de·prives
To take something from someone or something.
To keep from possessing or enjoying something.
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