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deprave
[ dih-preyv ]
verb (used with object)
, de·praved, de·prav·ing.
- to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
- Obsolete. to defame.
deprave
/ ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən; dɪˈpreɪv /
verb
- to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate
- obsolete.to defame; slander
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Derived Forms
- depravation, noun
- deˈpraver, noun
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Other Words From
- dep·ra·va·tion [dep-r, uh, -, vey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- de·praver noun
- de·praving·ly adverb
- nondep·ra·vation noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deprave1
C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked
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Example Sentences
No possible amount of good to ever so many can make it right to deprave ever so few; happiness and misery cannot be measured so!
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It prevents also such instruction in the classics as must necessarily deprave the estimate of woman.
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Power and riches were chiefly to be dreaded on account of their tendency to deprave the possessor.
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They would corrupt the morals, debase the manners, and deprave the tastes of the young.
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Such engagements are always dangerous; sometimes they deprave the character of the man or woman.'
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