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Deprive Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deprive? [v] take away [v] keep from having, keeping, or obtaining [v] take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deprive: divest \| impoverish \| strip Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deprive: abridge \| bankrupt \| bare \| bereave \| bleed \| boot \| bounce \| break \| bump \| bust \| can \| cashier \| curtail \| cut off \| defrock \| degrade \| demote \| denudate \| denude \| deny \| deplume \| depose \| deprive of \| disbar \| discharge \| disemploy \| disentitle \| disinherit \| dismantle \| dismiss \| displace \| displume \| dispossess \| disrobe \| divest \| dock \| drain \| drum out \| ease one of \| expel \| expropriate \| fire \| furlough \| give the ax \| give the gate \| kick \| kick upstairs \| lay off \| let go \| let out \| lighten one of \| lose \| make redundant \| milk \| mine \| mulct \| oust \| outfit \| pension off \| read out of \| refuse \| release \| remove \| replace \| retire \| rob \| sack \| separate forcibly \| strip \| superannuate \| surplus \| suspend \| take away \| take away from \| take from \| tap \| turn off \| turn out \| unfrock \| withdraw \| withhold See Also \| ablactate \| bereave \| bilk \| clean \| clean out \| decline \| disarm \| disenfranchise \| disestablish \| disfranchise \| disinherit \| disown \| dispossess \| dock \| expropriate \| famish \| impoverish \| keep back \| orphan \| starve \| take \| tongue-tie \| unarm \| unclothe \| unsex \| wean \| withhold \| worsen Deprive In Webster's Dictionary \De*prive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depriving}.] [LL. deprivare, deprivatium, to divest of office; L. de- + privare to bereave, deprive: cf. OF. depriver. See {Private}.] 1. To take away; to put an end; to destroy. [Obs.] 'Tis honor to deprive dishonored life. --Shak. 2. To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of. God hath deprived her of wisdom. --Job xxxix. 17. It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over himself. --Macaulay. 3. To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical. A miniser deprived for inconformity. --Bacon. Syn: To strip; despoil; rob; abridge.

Deprive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deprive?

[v] take away
[v] keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
[v] take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deprive: divest | impoverish | strip

Deprive In Webster's Dictionary

\De*prive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprived}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Depriving}.] [LL. deprivare, deprivatium, to divest
of office; L. de- + privare to bereave, deprive: cf. OF.
depriver. See {Private}.]
1. To take away; to put an end; to destroy. [Obs.]

         'Tis honor to deprive dishonored life. --Shak.

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

         God hath deprived her of wisdom.      --Job xxxix.
                                               17.

         It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over
         himself.                              --Macaulay.

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

         A miniser deprived for inconformity.  --Bacon.

Syn: To strip; despoil; rob; abridge.

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