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Word entry · 7 letters

deprive

Best crossword clue

"Take away from"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈpɹaɪv/Part of speech verbSorted deeiprvStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Take something needed or wanted away.

Word origin

From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.

Used in a sentence

  • "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
  • If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be deprived of philosophy.

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