Definition of DEPRIVE

deprive

Verb

Verb Forms: deprived, depriving, deprives

  • To prevent a person from having or using something.
  • take away possessions from someone
  • keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
  • take away
  • Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
  • To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
  • To bereave.

Examples

  • His strategic blocking move was meant to DEPRIVE his opponent of a bingo lane.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō. Displaced native Old English berēafian.

Antonyms

enrich

Scrabble Score: 13

deprive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
deprive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deprive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

deprive: valid Words With Friends Word