Main Entry: de·prive

Pronunciation: \di-ˈprīv\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): de·prived; de·priv·ing

Etymology: Middle English depriven, from Anglo-French depriver, from Medieval Latin deprivare, from Latin de- + privare to deprive — more at private

Date: 14th century

1 obsolete : remove
2 : to take something away from <deprived him of his professorship — J. M. Phalen>
3 : to remove from office
4 : to withhold something from <deprived a citizen of her rights>