deprive
Used with “of”, to take something away from and keep it awayUsed with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
» He was deprived of his civil rights.
Его лишили гражданских прав. — shanghainese
Он был лишён своих гражданских прав. — Lenin_1917
Його позбавили громадянських прав. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
berauben
лиша́тьlišátʹ, лиши́тьlišítʹ, отнима́тьotnimátʹ
позбавля́тиpozbavljáty, позба́витиpozbávyty
take away
(transitive)To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
(transitive)To bereave.
Examples
114 sentencesHe was deprived of his civil rights.
Його позбавили громадянських прав. — deniko
ruЕго лишили гражданских прав. — shanghainese
They deprived me of my liberty.
I'm currently a bit sleep deprived.
The accident deprived him of his sight.
ruАвария лишила его зрения. — Wezzel
The people deprived him of his rights.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, fromFrom Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.
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Forms
deprives, depriving, deprived, deprivedSynonyms
6 synonyms- take away:impoverish
- take away possessions from someone:stripdivest
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 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