deprived; depriving
Definition of deprive
1
: to take something away from
deprived him of his professorship— J. M. Phalen the risk of injury when the brain is deprived of oxygen
2
: to withhold something from
deprived a citizen of her rights
3
: to remove from office
the Archbishop … would be deprived and sent to the Tower— Edith Sitwell
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The first known use of deprive was in the 14th century
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