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deprive

/dɪpˈɹaɪv/dih-PRYV
/dɪpˈɹaɪv/dih-PRYV

Meaningto take away

Common meaning: to take away from

‘down, away, off’ + ‘belonging to a person alone’ → deprive

Journey through time

  1. Latinprīvus, -a, -um‘belonging to a person alone’
  2. Middle Englishdepriuensource
  3. Englishdeprive‘to take away from’ · today

de- also in: deterdecampdecidededucedefame

priv also in: private

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin prīvus ‘belonging to a person alone; set apart’.

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