Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

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
1D2E3P4R5I6V7E

Mini crossword

Today's mini takes a couple of minutes.

Play the mini →

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.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Take away from7 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

D______

Related words