- (followed by of) to prevent from possessing or enjoying; dispossess (of)
- archaic to remove from rank or office; depose; demote
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de•prive /dɪˈpraɪv/USA pronunciation
v. [ ~ + obj + of + obj], -prived, -priv•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to keep (someone) from having or enjoying something; keep or prevent (someone) from having or using:to deprive a child of affection.
de•prive
(di prīv′),USA pronunciation v.t., -prived, -priv•ing.
de•priv′a•ble, adj.
de•priv′al, n.
de•priv•a•tive
(di priv′ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
de•priv′er, n.
- to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons):to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
- Religionto remove from ecclesiastical office.
- Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, equivalent. to Latin dē- de- + prīvāre to deprive (prīv(us) private + -āre infinitive suffix)
- Anglo-French, Old French depriver
- 1275–1325; Middle English depriven
de•priv′al, n.
- 1. See strip.
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deprive /dɪˈpraɪv/ vb (transitive)
'deprive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arrest
- beguile
- bereave
- blind
- bread
- castrate
- cut off
- decolour
- deflower
- defoliate
- defrock
- dehumanize
- demonetize
- denationalize
- denaturalize
- denervate
- depersonalize
- desolate
- despoil
- dethrone
- disarm
- disbar
- discourage
- disempower
- disenfranchise
- disestablish
- disinherit
- disqualify
- divest
- emasculate
- enervate
- enervating
- enfeeble
- eviscerate
- exhaust
- expel
- expropriate
- foreclose
- geld
- impoverish
- incapacitate
- incommunicado
- mutilate
- orphan
- oust
- outlaw
- parch
- private
- reave
- abridge