Deprave

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈpɹeɪv/
• Rhymes: -eɪv

Origin

From Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre ("pervert, distort, corrupt"), from de- + pravus ("crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked").

Full definition of deprave

Verb

1. (transitive) To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
2. (transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

Related terms

• depravation
• depraved
• depravedness
• depravity

Anagrams

• pervade
• repaved