deprive

Meaning

  1. (transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
  2. (transitive) To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
  3. (transitive) To bereave.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈpɹaɪv/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.

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