deprive
Meaning
- Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
- To bereave.
Synonyms
deprive of
infringe on
infringe upon
rob of
spoliate
make destitute
appropiate
deprive … of
remove by force
extirpate
Frequency
Hyphenated as
de‧prive
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈpɹaɪv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō. Displaced native Old English berēafian.
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