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deprive
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de·prive  (d-prv)
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.

[Middle English depriven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dprvre : Latin d-, de- + Latin prvre, to rob (from prvus, alone, without; see per1 in Indo-European roots).]

de·priva·ble adj.

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
[from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, from Latin de- + prīvāre to deprive of, rob; see private]
deprivable  adj
deprival  n
depriver  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deprive - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
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
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"

deprive
verb dispossess, rob, strip, divest, expropriate, despoil, bereave They've been deprived of the fuel necessary to heat their homes.
Translations
deprive [dɪˈpraɪv] VT to deprive sb of sthprivar a algn de algo
to deprive o.s. of sthprivarse de algo
they had been deprived of their freedomles habían privado de su libertad
they were deprived of affection as childrende niños no recibieron el suficiente afecto
he was deprived of sleep/food for seven daysno le dejaron dormir/no le dieron de comer durante siete días
the brain was deprived of oxygenel 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

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

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/freedomwir wurden unserer Rechte/Freiheit beraubt; they were deprived of a decent educationihnen wurde eine anständige Erziehung vorenthalten; I wouldn’t want to deprive you of the pleasure of seeing herich möchte dir das Vergnügen, sie zu sehen, nicht vorenthalten; the team was deprived of the injured Owendie Mannschaft musste ohne den verletzten Owen auskommen; she was deprived of sleep/oxygensie litt an Schlafmangel/Sauerstoffmangel; they are deprived of any sense of national identityihnen fehlt jedes Gefühl für nationale Identität; to deprive oneself of somethingsich (dat)etw nicht gönnen

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

deprive
v deprive [diˈpraiv]
(withof) to take something away from They deprived him of food and drink. ontneem, beroof يَحْرِم، يُجَرِّد من лишавам zbavit, připravit (koho o co) fratage; berøve berauben, entziehen (απο)στερώ privar 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, onthouden berøve, ta fra, unndra pozbawiać 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
n deprivation [depriˈveiʃən]
1 (a condition of) loss, hardship etc. verlies, berowing خَسارَه، صُعوبَه нищета ztráta; strádání fratagelse; berøvelse; afsavn der Verlust στέρηση privación kaotus فقدان؛ از دست رفتگی puute privation שְׁלִילָה, מְנִיעָה वंचन obespravljenost, uskraćenost nélkülözés kesulitan missir privazione 困窮状態 상실 praradimas, netektis, nepriteklius zaudējums pelucutan ontbering tap, forsakelse, savn brak, ubóstwo privação privare потеря; утрата strata prikrajšanje lišenost umbärande, försakelse ภาวะที่สูญเสีย yoksun, mahrum 喪失 втрата; нужда محرومی sự nghèo khổ
2 (an) act of depriving. ontneming, berowing حِرْمان، تَجْريد лишаване zbavení fratagelse; berøvelse die Beraubung 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 beroving berøvelse, unndragelse pozbawienie privação privare лишение zbavenie odvzem lišavanje berövande การทำให้สูญเสีย yoksun/mahrum bırakma 剝奪 позбавлення سلب کرنے کا عمل sự tước đoạt
adj deˈprived
suffering from hardship etc, under-privileged deprived areas of the city. minderbevoorregte مَحْروم подтиснат zanedbaný underpriviligeret; fattig; som lider afsavn; dårligt stillet schlechter gestellt στερημένος necesitado, defavorecido puudustkannatav محروم؛ فقیر kovaosainen défavorisé מְקוּפַּח वंचित lišen,obespravljen nélkülöző sengsara afskiptur, fátækur sfavorito 貧窮している 곤궁한 vargingas trūcīgs kepentingan achtergesteld fattig, ressurssvak upośledzony pobre defavorizat неимущий, трущобный zanedbaný reven ugrožen [] eftersatt, sämre lottad, underpriviligierad ขาดแคลน yoksun, muhtaç 被剝奪生產必需品的 злиденний; неімущий پریشانی میں مبتلا thiếu thốn


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