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   deprave

   /dɪˈpreɪv/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) immoral or wicked: "this book would deprave and corrupt young children"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘pervert the meaning or intention of something’): from Old French depraver or Latin depravare, from de- ‘down, thoroughly’ + pravus ‘crooked, perverse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. depravation noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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

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   verb [ T ] formal uk / dɪˈpreɪv / us / dɪˈpreɪv / Add to word list. to make someone depraved. Synonyms. corrupt. debase. debauch. pervert disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humiliating and degrading. abasement. be under a cloud idiom. bring/take someone down a peg (or two) idiom. bruise someone's ego idiom. dishonourable.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › depraveDeprave Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DEPRAVE is to speak ill of : malign. How to use deprave in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deprave.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › depraveDEPRAVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Deprave definition: to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.. See examples of DEPRAVE used in a sentence.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdeprave verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEPRAVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   verb [ T ] formal us / dɪˈpreɪv / uk / dɪˈpreɪv / Add to word list. to make someone depraved. Synonyms. corrupt. debase. debauch. pervert disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humiliating and degrading. abasement. be under a cloud idiom. bring/take someone down a peg (or two) idiom. bruise someone's ego idiom. dishonorable.

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

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   2 meanings: 1. to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate 2. obsolete to defame; slander.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › depraveDeprave - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   This pursuit of excess is the opposite of a word that sounds and looks like depraved: deprived. Definitions of deprave. verb. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate. see more.