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   deprive

   /dɪˈprʌɪv/

   verb

   • 1. prevent (a person or place) from having or using something: "the city was deprived of its water supplies"
   • ▪ depose (someone, especially a member of the clergy) from office: "the Archbishop deprived a considerable number of puritan clergymen"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘depose from office’): from Old French depriver, from medieval Latin deprivare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + privare (see private).

   Derivatives

   • 1. deprival noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEPRIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEPRIVE definition: 1. to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need: 2. to prevent…. Learn more.

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   DEPRIVE meaning: 1. to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need: 2. to prevent…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DEPRIVE is to take something away from. How to use deprive in a sentence.

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   Deprive definition: to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons). See examples of DEPRIVE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEPRIVED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   C1. not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions: She had a deprived childhood /comes from a deprived background. a deprived area. Synonym. disadvantaged. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not having much or enough money.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEPRIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.

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   Deprive means to keep from having. If your little brother gets loud and hyper every time he eats sweets, your parents might deprive him of sugary cereal and candy. Deprive can also mean to take away something that someone already had, or feels they deserve to have, like basic human rights.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondeprive verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of deprive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    1. to divest of something possessed or enjoyed; dispossess; strip. 2. to keep from possessing or enjoying something withheld: to deprive a child of affection. 3. to remove from office.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › deprive_vdeprive, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    What does the verb deprive mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb deprive, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. deprive has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. ecclesiastical (Middle English) liturgical (Middle English) See meaning & use.