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deprives

VERB

keep or take away something wanted, needed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt bereave dispossess divest rob strip

STRONG

bare denude despoil disinherit dismantle disrobe dock expropriate lose oust seize skim wrest

WEAK

hold back stiff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clothe cover

STRONG

build construct give keep

WEAK

appropriate bestow confer endow indulge offer present supply

Example Sentences

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Perhaps that’s Zhao’s point, that loss deprives us of the people we once were.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Arbor heats it to extreme temperatures and deprives it of enough oxygen to make the biomass fully combust.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Above ground it is a low-slung angular wisp of an object, whose cladding in mirrored steel deprives it of any sense of form or substance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

Speaking to BBC West, Mr McNeillie warned persistent absence deprives children not just of a good education but of the opportunity to build social skills.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Anything that deprives them of their sport will also reach out and affect a large number of economic interests.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson