deprive
verb
- to dispossess of a thing
- cause to not have
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɹaɪv/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.
- Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
“"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.”
- To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
- To bereave.