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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | impoverish |
| Type of | worsen, decline |
| Has types | disestablish |
| Derivation | deprivation |
deprive::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | withhold, keep back |
| Has types | bilk, wean, ablactate, tongue-tie, famish, starve, disfranchise, disinherit, disown, dock, disenfranchise, impoverish |
| Derivation | deprivation |
Examples of deprive
deprive
The move will deprive American diplomats of their main protection force in Iraq.
From the investors.com
Its intent was to deprive a class of people of rights afforded to another class.
From the theatlantic.com
Closing the station would deprive both tribes of free energy-and a lot of money.
From the economist.com
The thefts are reckoned to deprive the company of more than $1 billion per year.
From the economist.com
Their fingers on the triggers, they did not deprive themselves of this pleasure.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Separation would deprive the Labour party of a stage army of biddable dead-beats.
From the guardian.co.uk
He created 159 TIF districts that deprive the schools of sorely needed revenue.
From the suntimes.com
So the plan would deprive many and probably most seniors of adequate health care.
From the chron.com
You cannot lock yourself away in a room and deprive yourself of foods you love.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
- Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
- Take away
- (deprived) marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, ...
- To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something
- (deprived) Subject to deprivation; poor
