deprived; depriving
1
: to take something away from
deprived him of his professorship—
J. M. Phalen
J. M. Phalenthe risk of injury when the brain is deprived of oxygen
2
: to withhold something from
deprived a citizen of her rights
3
: to remove from office
the Archbishop … would be deprived and sent to the Tower—Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell4
obsolete
: remove
'tis honor to deprive dishonored life—Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Examples of deprive in a Sentence
working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep
a prince who had been deprived after those who opposed the monarchy came to power
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The death of Iran's president and its top diplomat deprives the country of two senior politicians at a time when Iran, and the broader region, is on edge because of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and recent direct military exchanges between Iran and Israel that risked sparking a wider regional war.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Aaron Russell is being charged with depriving Nicholas Bils of his right to be free from officers using excessive force and with discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, the indictment reads.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Aaron Russell is being charged with depriving Nicholas Bils of his right to be free from officers using excessive force and with discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, the indictment reads.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
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deprive
verb
de·prive
di-ˈprīv 
deprived; depriving
1
: to take something away from
deprive a ruler of power
2
: to stop from having something
deprived of sleep by street noises
deprivation
noun
ˌdep-rə-ˈvā-shən
Medical Definition
deprive
transitive verb
de·prive
di-ˈprīv
deprived; depriving
: to take something away from and especially something that is usually considered essential for mental or physical well-being
a child deprived of emotional support
tissue deprived of oxygen
Legal Definition
deprive
transitive verb
de·prive
deprived; depriving
: to take away or withhold something from
no person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law—U.S. Constitution amend. V
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