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deprave

[ dih-preyv ]

verb (used with object)

, de·praved, de·prav·ing.
  1. to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
  2. Obsolete. to defame.


deprave

/ ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən; dɪˈpreɪv /

verb

  1. to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate
  2. obsolete.
    to defame; slander
“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


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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·praver noun
  • de·praving·ly adverb
  • nondep·ra·vation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deprave1

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