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deprive
verb
    deprived, depriving
    1. To take or keep it from them; to prevent them from using or enjoying it.
      Thesaurus: deny, rob, strip, bereave, seize, divest, expropriate, dispossess, denude; Antonym: bestow.
      Form: deprive someone of something (usually)
Derivative: deprivation
    Hardship, etc, caused by being deprived of necessities, rights, etc.
      Thesaurus: need, want, destitution, hardship.
    The act of depriving or state of being deprived.
      Thesaurus: withdrawal, dispossession, divestment; Antonym: bestowal.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin deprivare to degrade.





deprived
adj
    1. Said of a person: suffering from hardship through lack of money, reasonable living conditions, etc.
    2. Said of a district, etc: lacking good housing, schools, medical facilities, etc.
    3. Having had it kept or taken away.
      Form: deprived of something


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