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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.
[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).]
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
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Verb | 1. | deprive - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" 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" 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 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
verbTo take or keep something away from:
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Translations
يَحْرِم، يُجَرِّد من
připravitzbavit
berøvefratage
svipta meî valdi
nepritekliuspraradimasvargingas
atņemtliegt
yoksun bırakmak
deprive
[dɪˈpraɪv] VT to deprive sb of sth → privar a algn de algoto 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] vtto 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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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 qcto deprive o.s. of sth → privarsi di qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deprive
(diˈpraiv) verb (with of) to take something away from. They deprived him of food and drink.
deprivation (depriˈveiʃən) noun1. (a condition of) loss, hardship etc.
2. (an) act of depriving.
deˈprived adjective suffering from hardship etc, under-privileged. deprived areas of the city.
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