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The Meaning of deprive

  • (v. t.) To take away; to put an end; to destroy.
  • (v. t.) To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of.
  • (v. t.) To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical.

Synonyms

strip down , clean , discase , leach , foray , divest , pillage , unclothe , dismantle , strip , disrobe , undress , reave , rifle , denude , uncase , impoverish , despoil , ransack , loot , peel , plunder , bare , denudate , disinvest , take

Antonyms

enrich

Rhymes

alive , archive , arrive , beehive , c5 , chive , clive , clyve , connive , contrive , derive , dive , dr , drive , five , hive , jive , live , m5 , nosedive , overdrive , revive , shive , shrive , skive , strive , survive , thrive , vive