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deprive

de·prive [ di prv ] (past and past participle de·prived, present participle de·priv·ing, 3rd person present singular de·prives)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. not allow to have: to prevent somebody from having something

2. take away: to take something away from somebody
They have no right to deprive you of your own property.

[14th century. Via French< medieval Latin deprivare "deprive completely" < Latin privare (see privation)]

de·priv·a·ble adjective
de·priv·er noun
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