Deprive Meaning
/dɪˈpɹaɪv/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbUsed with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
verbTo degrade (a clergyman) from office.
Sentence Examples
This law will deprive us of our basic rights.
I'm not trying to deprive you of your rights.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The poor diet could ____ her body of essential vitamins.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This law will ____ us of our basic rights.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""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.""
— 1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
"If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be deprived of philosophy."
— 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 260a:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The poor diet could ____ her body of essential vitamins.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
This law will ____ us of our basic rights.