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
Either Angelenos will be deprived, or Las Vegans will be.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Critics argue that seeding clouds in one region may simply deprive another of rain, as the clouds will unleash precipitation before they were meant to.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The company said the investigation deprives it of its fundamental due process rights and that FTC Chair Lina Khan should recuse herself from the case, according to the lawsuit filed in Washington federal court Monday.
—Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump, who has denied all wrongdoing, also faces two other charges in the D.C. indictment: conspiracy to defraud the United States and depriving Americans of their right to have their votes counted.
—Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
The letter writer shouldn’t deprive herself of this great ability to connect.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The rapid price escalation means the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — which is building the extension for BART to eventually operate — needs more federal tax money, which is not assured, and more county sales tax revenue, depriving other transportation projects of funding.
—Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
But without light, the plant is critically deprived.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
We are primed to scold Doug for depriving his girlfriend of a creative outlet and the shoulders of strong female characters to cry on.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Critics argue that seeding clouds in one region may simply deprive another of rain, as the clouds will unleash precipitation before they were meant to.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The company said the investigation deprives it of its fundamental due process rights and that FTC Chair Lina Khan should recuse herself from the case, according to the lawsuit filed in Washington federal court Monday.
—Sabrina Willmer, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump, who has denied all wrongdoing, also faces two other charges in the D.C. indictment: conspiracy to defraud the United States and depriving Americans of their right to have their votes counted.
—Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
The letter writer shouldn’t deprive herself of this great ability to connect.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The rapid price escalation means the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority — which is building the extension for BART to eventually operate — needs more federal tax money, which is not assured, and more county sales tax revenue, depriving other transportation projects of funding.
—Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
But without light, the plant is critically deprived.
—Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
We are primed to scold Doug for depriving his girlfriend of a creative outlet and the shoulders of strong female characters to cry on.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 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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