deprive of

phrasal 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

In interviews with child advocates, the children described physical abuse, severe neglect, being deprived of food and repeatedly hit with belts and cords, prosecutors said. —Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026

On that occasion, deprived of racing in the Olympics but not of his morality, Vladyslav Heraskevych personified the exact principles the Olympic movement pretends to defend. —Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026

We have been deprived of even the most essential toiletries. —Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026

There was some concern about the Quad God being deprived of rest with the men’s competition some 44 hours later. —Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for deprive of

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