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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"

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  2. Deprive means to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms, antonyms and translations.

  3. Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb deprive, which means to take something away from or withhold something from. See also related words and phrases, and how to cite this entry.

  4. Deprive means to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of someone or something. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of deprive, and see how it is used in sentences.

  5. Deprive means to take away or prevent someone from having something they want or need. Learn the word forms, pronunciation, origin, and usage of deprive with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  6. Deprive means to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.

  7. Deprive means to take or keep something away from someone or something. It can also mean to remove from office. See synonyms, antonyms, translations and usage examples of deprive.

  8. 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.