deprive of

verb

deprived of; depriving of; deprives of

: to take (something) away from (someone or something) : to not allow (someone or something) to have or keep (something)

The change in her status deprived her of access to classified information.

The new environmental law will deprive some fishermen of their livelihood.

They're depriving him of a chance to succeed.

—often used as (be) deprived of

The children are being deprived of a good education.

The study is examining what happens to people when they are deprived of sleep.

Examples of deprive of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike Howe, who saw his best players being sold from his team and may have felt he was being deprived of the tools necessary to succeed, Jaissle never actually had Gordon, Tonali or Guimaraes to call upon. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The team is likely to lose a lot of games and Ballmer is deprived of the essence of being jock-adjacent. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Lawyers pursuing class-action lawsuits on behalf of babies who would ​be deprived of citizenship ⁠under Trump’s initial order have asked two different federal judges to prevent his latest order from taking effect. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

The people would not be deprived of their festival drag, thank God. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for deprive of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove