deprave

Meaning

1. (transitive) To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
2. (transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

Synonyms

corrupt

debauch

debase

pervert

demoralize

ruin

subvert

spoil

taint

vitiate

profane

misdirect

demoralise

degrade

pollute

despoil

destroy

deteriorate

diminish

discredit

downsize

drag down

draw

draw a line

drop

humble

humiliate

impair

jaundice

lessen

let down

look down

lower

make worse

mar

mortify

murder

pull down

rape

reduce

roll out

run down

sensualize

shrink

streak

wreck

write down

cry down

make a stroke

abase

Translations

dépraver

διαφθείρω

depravar

verderben

abaisser

corrompre

verderven

corromper

corrompere

pervertire

εξαχρειώνω

pervertir

διαστρέφω

corrompre

pervertir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈpɹeɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: depraven

In summary

From Middle English depraven, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre (“pervert, distort, corrupt”), from de- + pravus (“crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked”).