HyperDic: deprive

English > 3 senses of the word deprive:
VERBpossessiondeprive, strip, divesttake away possessions from someone
possessiondeprivekeep from having, keeping, or obtaining
changedeprive, impoverishtake away
deprive > pronunciation
Soundsdihpray'v
Rhymesalive ... thrive: 23 rhymes with ayv...
English > deprive: 3 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaningtake away possessions from someone.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody of something
ModelThey deprive him of all his money
Synonymsstrip, divest
Narrowerbereavedeprive through death
cleandeprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
clean outdeprive completely of money or goods
disarm, unarmtake away the weapons from
dispossessDeprive of the possession of real estate
expropriatedeprive / deprive of possessions
orphandeprive of parents
unclothestrip
unsexdeprive of sex or sexual powers
BroadertakeTake into one's possession
Spanishdeprivar, desnudar, despojar, desposeer, privar
Catalandesmuntar, desposseir, despullar-se, despullar, desvestir-se, desvestir, privar
Nounsdeprivationact of depriving someone of food or money or rights
deprivationa state of extreme / extreme poverty
English > deprive: 3 senses > verb 2, possession
MeaningKeep from having, keeping, or obtaining.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something
NarrowerbilkEvade payment to
disenfranchise, disfranchisedeprive of voting rights
disinherit, disownprevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
dockdeprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
impoverishmake poor
starve, famishdeprive of food
starvedeprive of a necessity and cause suffering
tongue-tiedeprive of speech
wean, ablactategradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
Broaderwithhold, keep backhold back
Spanishprivar
Catalanprivar
Nounsdeprivationact of depriving someone of food or money or rights
English > deprive: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaningtake away.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody of something
Synonymimpoverish
Narrowerdisestablishdeprive (an established church) of its status
Broaderworsen, declineGrow worse
Oppositeenrichmake better or improve in quality
Spanishdesproveer, empobrecer, privar
Catalanempobrir, privar
Nounsdeprivationact of depriving someone of food or money or rights
deprivationa state of extreme / extreme poverty

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