Deprive

Word DEPRIVE
Character 7
Hyphenation de prive
Pronunciations /dɪˈpɹaɪv/

Definitions and meanings of "Deprive"

What do we mean by deprive?

To take something away from. transitive verb

To keep from possessing or enjoying; deny. transitive verb

To remove from office. transitive verb

To take away; end; injure or destroy.

To divest; strip; bereave: as, to deprive one of pain, of sight, of property, of children, etc.

To divest of office; degrade. See deprivation, 3.

To hinder from possessing or enjoying; debar; withhold.

Synonyms To dispossess, strip, rob, despoil.

To take away; to put an end; to destroy. transitive verb

To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of. transitive verb

To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical. transitive verb

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

Take away possessions from someone verb

Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining verb

Take away verb

To take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

To degrade (a clergyman) from office.

To bereave.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Deprive

The word "deprive" in example sentences

I. iv.73 (183,1) deprive your sovereignty] I believe _deprive_ in this place signifies simply to _take away_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

She therefore, casting a look towards Orlando, much less sweet than those she had favored him with towards the beginning of the evening, assented with a smirk to the proposal of his brother – and immediately joined the dancers; while Orlando, trembling lest some new interruption should again deprive him of the sight of Monimia, hastened to find Selina, to whom he beckoned, and whispered to her to come around another way, where he would meet her, that their going out together might not be remarked. ❋ Unknown (1793)

The editors of the Promptorium thought it necessary at times to give a brief explanation of the English word to be translated; thus the Latin translation of the word deprive is preceded by the explanation "put awey a thyng or taken awey ffrom anoder." ❋ Unknown (1991)

Thats why I told Joe I would no longer spend time with him if it meant he had to "deprive" himself of, or seek permission from Erin. ❋ Waterdiluted (2006)

Certain special hygienic conditions, -- such as deprive the patient of those surroundings which are essential to the preservaion of his system in its normal status. ❋ Unknown (1863)

Nawar said ElBaradei called for the boycott to "deprive" President Hosni Mubarak's regime of legitimacy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

How does Mr. Boehner saying that he will vote for middle class tax cuts "deprive" anyone of any argument? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nawar says ElBaradei called for the boycott to "deprive" President Hosni Mubarak's regime of legitimacy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have seen commercials in the US lately with a young actress saying how wonderful vaccines are and not to "deprive" your children of them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although you wouldn't suggest an alcoholic take an occasional drink, there's a popular notion that you shouldn't "deprive" yourself of these foods. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At that level, it would be rational for RBS's existing shareholders to exercise their right to buy the new shares and "deprive" taxpayers of this investment. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"They have no rights but what they got by conquest and the sword, and he that can by force of the sword deprive them of it has as good and just a title to it as the King himself. ❋ Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker (1922)

"deprive" others who were keen to learn, would be punished. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Also, Obama would not have been elected had he attempted to significantly reduce or deprive Americans of their gun rights. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take your gun! ❋ Unknown (2009)

The south's secession would split Africa's largest country in two and deprive the north of most of its oil fields, though Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has said he will let the south go peacefully. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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