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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
Verb
[-priving, -prived] deprive of to prevent from having or enjoying [Latin de- from + privare to deprive of]
deprivation 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
Translations

deprive [dɪˈpraɪv] vt to deprive sb of → privar a algn de
deprive [dɪˈpraɪv] vt to deprive sb of → priver qn de
deprive [dɪˈpraɪv] vt to deprive sb of sth (liberty) → jdm etw entziehen;
(life) → jdm etw nehmen
deprive [dɪˈpraɪv] vt to deprive sb of → privare qn di

deprive
v deprive [diˈpraiv]
(with of) to take something away from They deprived him of food and drink.ontneem, beroofيَحْرِم، يُجَرِّد منлишавамzbavit, připravit (koho o co)fratage; berøveberauben, entziehen(απο)στερώprivar deära võtmaمحروم کردن؛ سلب کردنriistääpriver (de)לִשלוֹלवंचित करनाlišiti, uskratitimegfosztmerampassvipta með valdiprivare di~から奪う빼앗다atimtiatņemt; liegthalangberoven, onthoudenberøve, ta fra, unndrapozbawiaćprivara priva (de)лишатьzbaviťodvzetilišitiberöva, ta ifrånยึด;ทำให้สูญเสียyoksun bırakmak剝奪позбавлятиمحروم کرناlấy đi của ai cái gì
n deprivation [depriˈveiʃən]
1 (a condition of) loss, hardship etc. verlies, berowingخَسارَه، صُعوبَهнищетаztráta; strádánífratagelse; berøvelse; afsavnder Verlustστέρησηprivaciónkaotusفقدان؛ از دست رفتگیmenetysprivationשְׁלִילָה, מְנִיעָהवंचनobespravljenost, uskraćenostnélkülözéskesulitanmissirprivazione困窮状態상실, 박탈praradimas, netektis, nepritekliuszaudējumspelucutanontberingtap, forsakelse, savnbrak, ubóstwoprivaçãoprivareпотеря; утратаstrataprikrajšanjelišenostumbärande, försakelseภาวะที่สูญเสียyoksun, mahrum喪失втрата; нуждаمحرومیsự nghèo khổ
2 (an) act of depriving. ontneming, berowingحِرْمان، تَجْريدлишаванеzbavenífratagelse; berøvelsedie Beraubungαποστέρησηprivaciónäravõtmineمحرومیت؛ بی بهره سازیriistäminenprivationקִיפּוחַअभाव का कष्टlišavanje, uskraćivanjemegfosztáskesengsaraansviptingprivazioneはく奪빼앗는 행위atėmimaszaudēšanapelucutanberovingberøvelse, unndragelsepozbawienieprivaçãoprivareлишениеzbavenieodvzemlišavanjeberövandeการทำให้สูญเสียyoksun/mahrum bırakma剝奪позбавленняسلب کرنے کا عملsự tước đoạt
adj deˈprived
suffering from hardship etc, under-privileged deprived areas of the city.minderbevoorregteمَحْرومподтиснатzanedbanýunderpriviligeret; fattig; som lider afsavn; dårligt stilletschlechter gestelltστερημένοςnecesitado, defavorecidopuudustkannatavمحروم؛ فقیرköyhädéfavoriséמְקוּפַּחवंचितlišen,obespravljennélkülözősengsaraafskiptur, fátækursfavorito貧窮している어려운, 빈곤한vargingastrūcīgskepentinganachtergesteldfattig, ressurssvakupośledzonypobredefavorizatнеимущий, трущобныйzanedbanýrevenugrožen[] eftersatt, sämre lottad, underpriviligieradขาดแคลนyoksun, muhtaç被剝奪生產必需品的злиденний; неімущийپریشانی میں مبتلاthiếu thốn

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This imprudent step (tho' we were sensible that it would probably deprive us of that fortune which Philippa had ever taught us to expect) could not on our own accounts, excite from our exalted minds a single sigh; yet fearfull lest it might prove a source of endless misery to the deluded Bride, our trembling Sensibility was greatly affected when we were first informed of the Event.
A man of honour and self-respect such as I am finds it painful and grievous to have to consort with men who would deprive him of both.
Are you not ashamed to deprive us of your charming wife?
 
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