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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Biden administration has argued that depriving people of this care violates the EMTALA, or the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
The intent of the schools in the U.S. and Canada was to deprive Indigenous children of their language and culture and force them to adopt the norms of white society.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
This was the era of Prohibition, dominated by bootlegging gangsters—Chicago alone was said to be home to 1,300 gangs—and some police departments adopted increasingly brutal tactics to wring the truth out of suspects: beating and burning detainees with cigarettes, or depriving them of sleep.
—Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The answer is that there’s no realistic way to do so absent buyers and sellers in Bitcoin winning or losing over and over again, thus depriving trade of its singular purpose: mutually enhancing exchange.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
The intent of the schools in the U.S. and Canada was to deprive Indigenous children of their language and culture and force them to adopt the norms of white society.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
This was the era of Prohibition, dominated by bootlegging gangsters—Chicago alone was said to be home to 1,300 gangs—and some police departments adopted increasingly brutal tactics to wring the truth out of suspects: beating and burning detainees with cigarettes, or depriving them of sleep.
—Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The answer is that there’s no realistic way to do so absent buyers and sellers in Bitcoin winning or losing over and over again, thus depriving trade of its singular purpose: mutually enhancing exchange.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Deprive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprive. Accessed 14 Nov. 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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