Definition of 'deprave'
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Word origin of 'deprave'
C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked verb transitiveWord forms: deˈpraved or deˈpraving
2. Obsolete
to defame or slander
SIMILAR WORDS: deˈbase
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depraver (deˈpraver)
noun
Word origin of 'deprave'
ME depraven < OFr depraver < L depravare, to make crooked < de-, intens. + pravus, crooked < IE base *pra-, to bend > MIr rāth, bulwarkExample sentences containing 'deprave'
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