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deprave

de·prave [ di práyv ] (past and past participle de·praved, present participle de·prav·ing, 3rd person present singular de·praves)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
corrupt somebody: to have a morally bad or corrupting influence on somebody ( often passive )

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin depravare "to corrupt" < pravus "crooked"]

de·prav·er noun
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