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| de·prive [ di prv ] (past and past participle de·prived, present participle de·priv·ing, 3rd person present singular de·prives) |
transitive verb |
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1. not allow to have: to prevent somebody from having something
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2. take away: to take something away from somebody
  They have no right to deprive you of your own property.
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| [14th century. Via French< medieval Latin deprivare "deprive completely" < Latin privare (see privation)] |
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| de·priv·a·ble adjective |
| de·priv·er noun |
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