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

None of those shall be deprived of their financial rights, particularly due to political affiliation. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

For a generation deprived of physical interaction, going to the cinema is a social activity. — Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Tropical systems interacting with dry air and land tend to weaken because they’re deprived of the warm, moist ocean conditions that fuel their thunderstorms. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

At least this time, the voice of my people, deprived of their rights by the zombie state and the American government that sustains it, was heard. — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for deprive of

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