WordReference.com English Dictionary
See Also:
depredator
depress
depressant
depressed
depressing
depression
depressive
depressor
depressurize
deprivation
deprive
deprogramme
Dept
depth
depth charge
depth of field
depth psychology
depthless
depuration
deputation
depute
depress
depressant
depressed
depressing
depression
depressive
depressor
depressurize
deprivation
deprive
deprogramme
Dept
depth
depth charge
depth of field
depth psychology
depthless
depuration
deputation
depute
Links:
- Abbreviations
- Pron. Symbols
- Forums
- Support WR
- Link to WR
- API
- Suggestions
- Click on word:
Recent searches:
Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!
deprive: |
in Spanish | in French | in Italian English synonyms| in context | images |
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deprive /dɪˈprʌɪv/
▶verb
- 1 prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
- 2 archaic depose (someone, especially a clergyman) from office.
– derivatives
deprival noun,
deprived adjective.
deprival noun,
deprived adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. depriver, from med. L. deprivare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + privare (see private).
'deprive' also found in these Oxford entries:
benumb
- blind
- blindfold
- cheat
- cut
- deaden
- deflower
- defrock
- dehumanize
- delicense
- demonetize
- denationalize
- denaturalize
- desex
- desexualize
- devitalize
- disappoint
- disarm
- disendow
- disenfranchise
- disentitle
- disestablish
- dispossess
- divest
- do
- drain
- eclipse
- emasculate
- fascinate
- incapacitate
- incommunicado
- oust
- outlaw
- petrify
- private
- queer
- restrain
- restrict
- rob
- starve
- sterilize
- strip
- swindle
- unchurch
- unman
- unnerve
- unsex
Forum discussions with the word(s) "deprive" in the title:
deprive
deprive
deprive of parental affection
deprive sb. of the most important link
Divest vs deprive
it's ruthless to deprive children of their holiday.
deprive
deprive of parental affection
deprive sb. of the most important link
Divest vs deprive
it's ruthless to deprive children of their holiday.
Look up "deprive" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "deprive" at dictionary.com
In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic
Copyright © 2012 WordReference.com
Please report any problems.