deprive

deprive

to withhold something from another; strip, divest

Not to be confused with:

deprave – to make morally bad or evil

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de·prive

 (dĭ-prīv′)

tr.v. de·prived, de·priv·ing, de·prives

1. To take something away from: The court ruling deprived us of any share in the inheritance.

2. To keep from possessing or enjoying; deny: They were deprived of a normal childhood by the war.

3. To remove from office.

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[Middle English depriven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin prīvāre, to rob (from prīvus, alone, without; see per in Indo-European roots).]

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de·priv′a·ble adj.

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deprive

(dɪˈpraɪv)

vb (tr)

1. (foll by of) to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of)

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) archaic to remove from rank or office; depose; demote

[C14: from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, from Latin de- + prīvāre to deprive of, rob; see private]

deˈprivable adj

deˈprival n

deˈpriver n

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de•prive

(dɪˈpraɪv)

v.t. -prived, -priv•ing.

1. to divest of something possessed or enjoyed; dispossess; strip.

2. to keep from possessing or enjoying something withheld: to deprive a child of affection.

3. to remove from office.

[1275–1325; < Anglo-French, Old French depriver < Medieval Latin dēprīvāre= Latin dē- de- + prīvāre to deprive]

de•priv′a•tive (-ˈprɪv ə tɪv) adj.

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deprive

Past participle: deprived
Gerund: depriving

Imperative

deprive

deprive

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deprive - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" divest, strip unarm, disarm - take away the weapons from; render harmless expropriate - deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners" clean - deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely" take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" dispossess - deprive of the possession of real estate clean out - deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours" unclothe - strip; "unclothe your heart of envy" unsex - deprive of sex or sexual powers orphan - deprive of parents bereave - deprive through death
	2.	deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining ablactate, wean - gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle" famish, starve - deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" starve - deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel" withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" tongue-tie - deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied" dock - deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty bilk - evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors" disinherit, disown - prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting impoverish - make poor disenfranchise, disfranchise - deprive of voting rights
	3.	deprive - take away impoverish disestablish - deprive (an established church) of its status decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"

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deprive

verb dispossess, rob, strip, divest, expropriate, despoil, bereave They've been deprived of the fuel necessary to heat their homes.

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deprive

verb

To take or keep something away from:

dispossess, divest, rob, strip.

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Translations

يَحْرِم، يُجَرِّد من

připravitzbavit

berøvefratage

beraubenentziehen

privar de

dépouillerpriver

svipta meî valdi

privareprivazionesottrarrederubare

nepritekliuspraradimasvargingas

atņemtliegt

berøveta fraunndra

лишатьлишить

yoksun bırakmak

剥夺

deprive

[dɪˈpraɪv] VT to deprive sb of sth → privar a algn de algo
to deprive o.s. of sth → privarse de algo
they had been deprived of their freedom → les habían privado de su libertad
they were deprived of affection as children → de niños no recibieron el suficiente afecto
he was deprived of sleep/food for seven days → no le dejaron dormir/no le dieron de comer durante siete días
the brain was deprived of oxygen → el cerebro no recibía su aporte de oxígeno
"would you like some chocolate?" - "no thanks, I don't want to deprive you" (hum) → -¿quieres chocolate? -no, gracias, para ti

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deprive

[dɪˈpraɪv] vt
to deprive sb of sth (= prevent from having) → priver qn de qch (= take away from) → priver qn de qch
to be deprived of sth (= lack sth) → être privé(e) de qch, manquer de qch (= have sth taken away) → se voir retirer qch
to deprive o.s. → se priver
to deprive o.s. of sth → se priver de qch

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deprive

vt to deprive somebody of something (of sth one has) → jdn einer Sache (gen) → berauben; (of sth to which one has a right) → jdm etw vorenthalten; we were deprived of our rights/freedom → wir wurden unserer Rechte/Freiheit beraubt; they were deprived of a decent education → ihnen wurde eine anständige Erziehung vorenthalten; I wouldn’t want to deprive you of the pleasure of seeing her → ich möchte dir das Vergnügen, sie zu sehen, nicht vorenthalten; the team was deprived of the injured Owen → die Mannschaft musste ohne den verletzten Owen auskommen; she was deprived of sleep/oxygen → sie litt an Schlafmangel/Sauerstoffmangel; they are deprived of any sense of national identity → ihnen fehlt jedes Gefühl für nationale Identität; to deprive oneself of something → sich (dat) → etw nicht gönnen

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deprive

[dɪˈpraɪv] vt to deprive sb of sth → privare qn di qc
to deprive o.s. of sth → privarsi di qc

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deprive

(diˈpraiv) verb

(with of) to take something away from. They deprived him of food and drink. ontneem, beroof يَحْرِم، يُجَرِّد من лишавам privar zbavit, připravit (koho o co) berauben, entziehen fratage; berøve στερώprivar de ära võtma محروم کردن؛ سلب کردن riistää priver (de) לִשלוֹל वंचित करना lišiti, uskratiti megfoszt merampas svipta með valdi privare di ～から奪う 빼앗다 atimti atņemt; liegt halang beroven, onthoudenberøve, ta fra, unndra pozbawiać ومحرومول، بې برخې كول privar a priva (de) лишать zbaviť odvzeti lišiti beröva, ta ifrån ยึด;ทำให้สูญเสีย yoksun bırakmak 剝奪 позбавляти محروم کرنا lấy đi của ai cái gì 剥夺

deprivation (depriˈveiʃən) noun

1. (a condition of) loss, hardship etc. verlies, berowing خَسارَه، صُعوبَه нищета privação ztráta; strádání der Verlust fratagelse; berøvelse; afsavn στέρησηprivación kaotus فقدان؛ از دست رفتگی puute privationשלילה, מניעה वंचन obespravljenost, uskraćenost nélkülözés kesulitan missir privazione 困窮状態 상실 praradimas, netektis, nepriteklius zaudējums pelucutan ontberingtap, forsakelse, savnbrak, ubóstwo محروميت، بې برخې والى، تاوان، زيان، خوارى ګالنه privação privare потеря; утрата strata prikrajšanje lišenost umbärande, försakelse ภาวะที่สูญเสีย yoksun, mahrum 喪失 втрата; нужда محرومی sự nghèo khổ 丧失

2. (an) act of depriving. ontneming, berowing حِرْمان، تَجْريد лишаване privação zbavení die Beraubung fratagelse; berøvelse αποστέρηση privación äravõtmine محرومیت؛ بی بهره سازی riisto privation קִיפּוחַ अभाव का कष्ट lišavanje, uskraćivanje megfosztás kesengsaraan svipting privazione はく奪 박탈, 몰수 atėmimas zaudēšana pelucutan berovingberøvelse, unndragelse pozbawienie محروميت، بې برخې والى privação privare лишение zbavenie odvzem lišavanje berövande การทำให้สูญเสีย yoksun/mahrum bırakma 剝奪 позбавлення سلب کرنے کا عمل sự tước đoạt 剥夺

deˈprived adjective

suffering from hardship etc, under-privileged. deprived areas of the city. minderbevoorregte مَحْروم подтиснат pobre zanedbaný schlechter gestellt underpriviligeret; fattig; som lider afsavn; dårligt stillet στερημένοςnecesitado, defavorecido puudustkannatav محروم؛ فقیر kovaosainen défavoriséמקופח वंचित lišen, obespravljen nélkülöző sengsara afskiptur, fátækur sfavorito 貧窮している 곤궁한 vargingas trūcīgs kepentingan achtergesteld fattig, ressurssvakupośledzony محروم pobre defavorizat неимущий, трущобный zanedbaný reven ugrožen [socialt] eftersatt, sämre lottad, underpriviligierad ขาดแคลน yoksun, muhtaç 貧困的 злиденний; неімущий پریشانی میں مبتلا thiếu thốn 贫困的

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