depriving

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

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