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

Iran says that its World Cup team has been deprived of 'justice' by USA, FIFA. — Seth Vertelney, USA Today, 27 June 2026

We were also deprived of Ebra’s complete presentation of the Beef franchise concept. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026

More than eight million children are out of school—an entire generation deprived of education. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026

Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth. — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026

Rhymes for deprive of

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