deprive

Deprive is defined as to withhold or take something away from.

(verb)

An example of deprive is for an animal to not provide its young with proper nutrients.

See deprive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb deprived, depriving

to take something away from forcibly; dispossess: to deprive someone of his property
to keep from having, using, or enjoying: to be deprived of one's rights
to remove from office, esp. ecclesiastical office

Origin: ME depriven < ML(Ec) deprivare < L de-, intens. + privare, to deprive, separate: see private

See deprive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb de·prived, de·priv·ing, de·prives

To take something away from: The court ruling deprived us of any share in the inheritance.
To keep from possessing or enjoying; deny: They were deprived of a normal childhood by the war.
To remove from office.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English depriven

Origin: , from Old French depriver

Origin: , from Medieval Latin dēprīvāre

Origin: : Latin dē-, de-

Origin: + Latin prīvāre, to rob (from prīvus, alone, without; see per¹ in Indo-European roots)

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