Deprive
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /dɪˈpraɪv/
- US IPA: /dəˈprɑɪv/, /dɪˈprɑɪv/
Origin
From Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dÄ“prÄ«vÅ, from Latin dÄ“ + prÄ«vÅ.
Full definition of deprive
Verb
- To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. .
- 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23"By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be deprived of philosophy.
Derived terms
- depriver (agent noun)