deprive
Intermediatezipf 3.19Pronunciation
/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.The sanctions deprived the regime of its main source of foreign revenue. (remove access)
- 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)