Complete Definition of "deprive"

English

Etymology
From L. deprivare, from de- + privare

Pronunciation
Wiktionary:Pronunciation_key|IPA: /d��pr�ɪv/ or /dɪ�pr�ɪv/ (/d��pr�ɪvz/, /d��pr�ɪvɪ�/, /d��pr�ɪvd/ or /dɪ�pr�ɪvz/, /dɪ�pr�ɪvɪ�/, /dɪ�pr�ɪvd/)

Verb
en-verb|depriv|ing

  1. To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something.

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|260a.
#*: If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be deprived of philosophy.

Related terms
deprivation
private
privation
privy

Synonyms
impoverish

Antonyms
enrich

Translations

Dutch: ontnemen
French: priver (de)
Russian: �де�жива��
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب� ب��شکرد�
Portuguese: t+|pt|privar
Old English: bedælan

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