Main Entry:

de·prave

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈprāv\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

de·praved; de·prav·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French depraver, from Latin depravare to pervert, from de- + pravus crooked, bad

Date:

14th century

1archaic : to speak ill of : malign2: to make bad : corrupt ; especially : to corrupt morally

synonyms see debase

— de·pra·va·tion \ˌde-prə-ˈvā-shən, ˌdē-ˌprā-\ noun

— de·prave·ment \di-ˈprāv-mənt\ noun

— de·prav·er \di-ˈprā-vər\ noun