deprived; depriving
1
: to take something away from
deprived him of his professorship—
J. M. Phalen
J. M. Phalenthe risk of injury when the brain is deprived of oxygen
2
: to withhold something from
deprived a citizen of her rights
3
: to remove from office
the Archbishop … would be deprived and sent to the Tower—Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell4
obsolete
: remove
'tis honor to deprive dishonored life—Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Examples of deprive in a Sentence
working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep
a prince who had been deprived after those who opposed the monarchy came to power
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Starting in late 2022, the Biden Administration imposed several rounds of export controls on China in an effort to deprive the country of technology that Washington fears Beijing could use to make the next generation of weapons and AI systems.
—John Liu, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
Their brief repeats the same argument that the courts have previously rejected — that the top-two system discriminates against parties and deprives voters of choice by not guaranteeing every party a place on the November ballot.
—Jeremy Gruber, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Together, these provisions could be used to force a company like Apple, that would never build a backdoor into its products, to publicly withdraw critical security features from the UK market, depriving UK users of these protections.
—Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
However, media and First Amendment advocates have decried the legislation for depriving the public of its right to know how taxpayer monies may be used to pay college athletes for their NIL.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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John Liu, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
Their brief repeats the same argument that the courts have previously rejected — that the top-two system discriminates against parties and deprives voters of choice by not guaranteeing every party a place on the November ballot.
—Jeremy Gruber, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Together, these provisions could be used to force a company like Apple, that would never build a backdoor into its products, to publicly withdraw critical security features from the UK market, depriving UK users of these protections.
—Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
However, media and First Amendment advocates have decried the legislation for depriving the public of its right to know how taxpayer monies may be used to pay college athletes for their NIL.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Deprive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprive. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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deprive
verb
de·prive
di-ˈprīv 
deprived; depriving
1
: to take something away from
deprive a ruler of power
2
: to stop from having something
deprived of sleep by street noises
deprivation
noun
ˌdep-rə-ˈvā-shən
Medical Definition
deprive
transitive verb
de·prive
di-ˈprīv
deprived; depriving
: to take something away from and especially something that is usually considered essential for mental or physical well-being
a child deprived of emotional support
tissue deprived of oxygen
Legal Definition
deprive
transitive verb
de·prive
deprived; depriving
: to take away or withhold something from
no person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law—U.S. Constitution amend. V
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