Definition of deprive Deprive

/dɪpɹajˈv/ - [diprayv] - de•prive

We found 10 definitions of deprive from 6 different sources.

What does deprive mean?

WordNet

Verb deprives, depriving, deprived
deprive - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
		strip, divest
		take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
		unarm, disarm remove offensive capability from
		expropriate deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"
		clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
		dispossess deprive of the possession of real estate
		clean out empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"
		unclothe take the covers off; "She unclothed her innermost feelings"
		unsex remove the qualities typical of one's sex; "She unsexed herself"
		orphan deprive of parents
		bereave deprive through death
deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
		withhold, keep back hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
		ablactate, wean gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
		famish, starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
		starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
		tongue-tie deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied"
		dock maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships"
		bilk evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
		disinherit, disown prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
		impoverish make poor
		disenfranchise, disfranchise deprive of voting rights
deprive - take away
		impoverish
		enrich make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"
		worsen, decline grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
		disestablish deprive (an established church) of its status

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Wiktionary

deprive (Verb)
To take something away and keep it away; deny someone of something.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

deprive (v. t.)
To take away; to put an end; to destroy.
deprive (v. t.)
To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of.
deprive (v. t.)
To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

deprive
To take away from someone something that belongs to him/her/it or deny someone of something.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

deprive
de-prīv′, v.t. to take away from one his own: in take from: to dispossess: to degrade (a clergyman) from office: to bereave.—n. Deprivā′tion, act of depriving: state of being deprived: degradation from office: loss: bereavement: suffering from hardship.—adj. Depriv′ative.—n. Deprive′ment. [Low L. deprivāre, to degrade—L. de, from, and privāre, to deprive—privus, one's own.]