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Variant of deprive

deprive Definition

de·prive (dē prīv′, di-)

transitive verb deprived -·prived′, depriving -·priv′·ing

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

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

depriving Quotes

The effect of trade and commerce with respect to most civilized states is to send out of their countries what the poor, that is, the great mass of mankind, have occasion for, and to bring back, in return, what is consumed almost wholly bya small part of those nations, viz. the rich. Hence it appears that the greater part of manufactures, trade and commerce is highly injurious to the poor as being the chief means of depriving them of the necessaries of life. —Hall, Charles