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.

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Yet, over 1 billion children around the globe are deprived of their rights to a quality education, equitable health care, safe water and nutrition. Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 These young people — who were deprived of their cultural heritage, of their cultural goods — who nevertheless represent 70 percent of the continent managed to build a political consciousness for themselves without those material traces. Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024 Burdick told me that Salman’s administration continued to crack down hard on the sisters, who were deprived of food and water and whose contact with the outside world was cut off. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024 Will Europeans be deprived of new AI services from abroad, as international businesses opt against rolling out their new AI services because compliance costs are deemed too high? Bob Goodson, Fortune Europe, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deprive of 

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“Deprive of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprive%20of. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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