Deprive

  • 61deprive somebody of something — deˈprive sb/sth of sth derived to prevent sb from having or doing sth, especially sth important • They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights. • Why should you deprive yourself of such simple pleasures? Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 62deprive something of something — deˈprive sb/sth of sth derived to prevent sb from having or doing sth, especially sth important • They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights. • Why should you deprive yourself of such simple pleasures? Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 63deprive — verb To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something. If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that wed be deprived of philosophy. Syn: impoverish Ant: enrich See Also …

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  • 64deprive — de·prive di prīv vt, de·prived; de·priv·ing to take something away from and esp. something that is usu. considered essential for mental or physical well being <a child deprived of emotional support> <tissue deprived of oxygen> …

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  • 65deprive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dispossess, divest, denude, bereave, strip; despoil, usurp; take [away] from; withhold. See loss, stealing, insufficiency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strip, withhold, bereave, divest; see deny , seize …

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  • 66deprive — see PRIVATE …

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  • 67deprive — de·prive || dɪ praɪv v. take away, prevent from having, deny …

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  • 68deprive of — bedreosan …

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  • 69deprive — [dɪ prʌɪv] 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 Origin ME: from OFr. depriver, from med. L. deprivare,… …

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  • 70deprive — v. a. Dispossess, divest, strip, rob. See bereave …

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