deprave

deprave

to make morally bad or evil

Not to be confused with:

deprive – to withhold something from another; strip, divest

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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.

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[Middle English depraven, to corrupt, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre : dē-, de- + prāvus, crooked.]

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dep′ra·va′tion (dĕp′rə-vā′shən) n.

de·prav′er n.

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deprave

(dɪˈpreɪv)

vb (tr)

1. to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate

2. obsolete to defame; slander

[C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked]

depravation n

deˈpraver n

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de•prave

(dɪˈpreɪv)

v.t. -praved, -prav•ing.

1. to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.

2. Obs. to defame.

[1325–75; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt =dē- de- + -pravāre, derivative of prāvus crooked]

dep•ra•va•tion (ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən) n.

de•prav′er, n.

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deprave

Past participle: depraved
Gerund: depraving

Imperative

deprave

deprave

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

deprave - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratification infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism" lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"

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deprave

verb corrupt, pervert, degrade, seduce, subvert, debase, demoralize, debauch, brutalize, lead astray, vitiate material likely to deprave those who hear or read it

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deprave

verb

To ruin utterly in character or quality:

animalize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp.

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Translations

abaisserdépraver

deprave

[dɪˈpreɪv] VT → depravar

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deprave

[dɪˈpreɪv] vt (= corrupt) [+ person] → dépraver

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deprave

vt → verderben

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