🚫deprive

verb
/dɪˈpraɪv/

Meaning

to take something away from someone, or prevent them from having it

Example Sentences

The new law may deprive people of their rights.

Example Expressions

sleep-deprived

Synonyms

deny, strip, remove, dispossess, rob

Antonyms

grant, give, provide

Collocations

deprive of rights, deprive someone of, deprive freedom, sleep deprived

More Example Sentences

Were the players much deprived staying away from the practice?

Were the learners much deprived remaining absent from the class?

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to like better; to choose as more desirable
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