deprave
To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revileTo speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
» Tom is depraved.
Tom ist verdorben.
Том поганий.
Том розбещенний.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
(transitive)To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
verderben
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Examples
15 sentencesTom is depraved.
Том поганий. — deniko
deTom ist verdorben. — Felixjp
I think that Tom is depraved.
Мені здається, що Том порочний. — deniko
I think Tom is depraved.
Мені здається, що Том порочний. — deniko
Yanni was depraved to his very bones.
Yanni is a depraved person with interests in minors.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English depraven, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre (“pervert, diFrom Middle English depraven, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre (“pervert, distort, corrupt”), from de- + pravus (“crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked”).
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Forms
depraves, depraving, depraved, depravedSynonyms
107 synonyms- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality:corruptpervertsubvertdemoralizedemoralisedebauchdebaseprofane
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle