deprive

Meaning

Verb

  • To take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
  • To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
  • To bereave.

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Origin

  • From Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē + prīvō.

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