deprave
to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
Obsolete. to defame.
Origin of deprave
1Other words from deprave
- dep·ra·va·tion [dep-ruh-vey-shuhn], /ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən/, noun
- de·prav·er, noun
- de·prav·ing·ly, adverb
- non·dep·ra·va·tion, noun
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How to use deprave in a sentence
Is it possible that this same civilisation, of which we comfortable ones prate and vaunt, depraves as well as ennobles?
Grif | B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) FarjeonThere, in Siberia, idleness depraves people, and often calls forth ugly feelings toward life.
Mother | Maksim GorkyTo this it is to be added "that the possession of power depraves men."
Anarchism | Paul EltzbacherRight: nemo omnibus horis sapit; no man can be honest at all hours: necessity often depraves virtue.
The Works of John Marston | John MarstonThus the host of Moumouth became his tyrant; so true is it that personal interest depraves the best natures.
The Story of a Cat | mile Gigault de La Bdollire
British Dictionary definitions for deprave
/ (dɪˈpreɪv) /
to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate
obsolete to defame; slander
Origin of deprave
1Derived forms of deprave
- depravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən), noun
- depraver, noun
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