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deprive
[ dih-prahyv ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- to remove from ecclesiastical office.
deprive
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- foll by of to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of)
- archaic.to remove from rank or office; depose; demote
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·a· adjective
- ·a noun
- ···پ [dih-, priv, -, uh, -tiv], adjective
- ·İ noun
- non·a· adjective
- d· verb (used with object) predeprived predepriving
- -·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of deprive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He said Israel was seeking "deliberately to deprive the population in Gaza" to ensure it has "no way to survive" and that people were "trapped between death and displacement".
Attorneys for the family say that they were deported without medication and deprived of the ability to contact their doctors.
Could India hold back or divert the Indus basin's waters, depriving Pakistan of its lifeline?
The UN says this is "further depriving people of the means for survival and undermining every aspect of civilian life".
"Obviously certain areas around Runcorn are quite deprived. They look at these areas and say we're going to do this and we're going to do that…but they need to back it up."
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