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

Deputy Medical Examiner Melanie Estrella found that his brain had been deprived of oxygen for too long. —Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

Harry couldn't see that choosing to stop being a working royal would inevitably mean being deprived of his royal residence. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 May 2026

Deborah was deprived of it throughout her career. —Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026

Even large animals rapidly exhaust themselves under these conditions, especially while deprived of oxygen. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Rhymes for deprive of

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