deprive

Intermediatezipf 3.19

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpraɪv/(dih-PRYV)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

剥夺;使丧失

Definition

To take something away from someone; to prevent someone from having or enjoying something.

Word family

  • deprivation/ˌdɛprɪˈveɪʃən/(n)剥夺
  • deprived/dɪˈpraɪvd/(adj)贫困的

Collocations

  • deprive of rights
  • deprive of sleep
  • deprive of opportunity
  • deprived area
  • sensory deprivation

Examples

  1. 1.The sanctions deprived the regime of its main source of foreign revenue. (remove access)
  2. 2.Children in deprived areas are statistically less likely to attend university. (lacking resources)

Synonyms

  • strip/strɪp/to take away rights or possessions — more forceful
  • deny/dɪˈnaɪ/to refuse to give — broader
  • rob/rɒb/to take away something valued — more informal/figurative

Etymology

from Latin "deprivare" (to deprive) — de- (entirely) + privare (to rob, to bereave) — "privus" (single, individual)