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deprive
(redirected from deprives)

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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]
(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 menetys privation שְׁלִילָה, מְנִיעָה वंचन obespravljenost, uskraćenost nélkülözés kesulitan missir privazione 困窮状態 상실, 박탈 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 riistäminen privation קִיפּוחַ अभाव का कष्ट lišavanje, uskraćivanje megfosztás kesengsaraan svipting privazione はく奪 빼앗는 행위 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 köyhä défavorisé מְקוּפַּח वंचित lišen,obespravljen nélkülöző sengsara afskiptur, fátækur sfavorito 貧窮している 어려운, 빈곤한 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 必需品


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