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

1 archaic : to speak ill of : malign
2 : 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