deprive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Synonyms 1.3.4 Antonyms 1.3.5 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin deprivare, from de- + privare

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dəˈprɑɪv/ or /dɪˈprɑɪv/ (/dəˈprɑɪvz/, /dəˈprɑɪvɪŋ/, /dəˈprɑɪvd/ or /dɪˈprɑɪvz/, /dɪˈprɑɪvɪŋ/, /dɪˈprɑɪvd/)

[edit] Verb

to deprive (third-person singular simple present deprives, present participle depriving, simple past and past participle deprived)

1. To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 260a.

     If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be deprived of philosophy.

[edit] Derived terms

• depriver (agent noun)

[edit] Related terms

• deprivation
• private
• privation
• privy

[edit] Synonyms

• impoverish

[edit] Antonyms

• enrich

[edit] Translations