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deprive

/dɪˈpɹaɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
de-prive
IPA
/dɪˈpɹaɪv/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

Transitive verb

verb

To degrade (a clergyman) from office.

Transitive verb

verb

To bereave.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

deprives (present, singular) depriving (participle, present) deprived (participle, past) deprived (past) depryve (alternative, obsolete) deprieve (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

deprivable deprival deprivement depriver redeprive

Frequently Paired Words

deprivation private privation privy deny

Synonyms

shear bereave rob impoverish strip divest

Antonyms

enrich

Rhymes With

live five dr drive alive survive arrive dive thrive strive revive clive

Questions

How do you pronounce deprive?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɹaɪv/.
What does deprive mean?
Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
Where does deprive come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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