deprave

[ dih-preyv ]

/ dɪˈpreɪv /

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verb (used with object), de·praved, de·prav·ing.

to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.

Obsolete. to defame.

Origin of deprave

1325–75; Middle English depraven (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt, equivalent to dē-de- + prāv(us) crooked + -āre infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM deprave

dep·ra·va·tion

[dep-ruh-vey-shuhn], /ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən/, nounde·prav·er, nounde·prav·ing·ly, adverbnon·dep·ra·va·tion, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for deprave

We can admit the intractability of depravation, and still strive for dignity.
Obama's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech|Barack Obama|December 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Thus every legislation "has for its consequence at once the enslavement of society and the depravation of the legislators."
Anarchism|Paul Eltzbacher
If this be improvement, truly I know not what can be called a depravation of society.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
When then, and where did the work of depravation take place?
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon

It is a voluptuous excess in drink to the depravation of reason.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
When the Boston being abandons himself—or herself—to fashion, she suffers a depravation into something quite lurid.
April Hopes|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for deprave

deprave

/ (dɪˈpreɪv) /

verb (tr)

to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate

obsolete to defame; slander

Derived forms of deprave

depravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən), noundepraver, noun

Word Origin for deprave

C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked

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单词	deprave
释义	deprave [ dih-preyv ] / dɪˈpreɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deprave ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), de·praved, de·prav·ing. to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt. Obsolete. to defame. Origin of deprave 1325–75; Middle English depraven (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt, equivalent to dē-de- + prāv(us) crooked + -āre infinitive suffix OTHER WORDS FROM deprave dep·ra·va·tion [dep-ruh-vey-shuhn], /ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən/, nounde·prav·er, nounde·prav·ing·ly, adverbnon·dep·ra·va·tion, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deprave We can admit the intractability of depravation, and still strive for dignity. Obama's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech\|Barack Obama\|December 10, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Thus every legislation "has for its consequence at once the enslavement of society and the depravation of the legislators." Anarchism\|Paul Eltzbacher If this be improvement, truly I know not what can be called a depravation of society. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)\|Edmund Burke When then, and where did the work of depravation take place? The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels\|John Burgon It is a voluptuous excess in drink to the depravation of reason. A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)\|Richard Baxter When the Boston being abandons himself—or herself—to fashion, she suffers a depravation into something quite lurid. April Hopes\|William Dean Howells British Dictionary definitions for deprave deprave / (dɪˈpreɪv) / verb (tr) to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate obsolete to defame; slander Derived forms of deprave depravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən), noundepraver, noun Word Origin for deprave C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deprave pervert, debase, seduce, subvert, debauch, bastardize, warp, vitiate, brutalize, bestialize, demoralize, degrade
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deprave

verb (used with object), de·praved, de·prav·ing.

Origin of deprave

OTHER WORDS FROM deprave

Example sentences from the Web for deprave

British Dictionary definitions for deprave

verb (tr)

Derived forms of deprave

Word Origin for deprave

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