de·prive /dɪˈpraɪv/
(vt.)剝奪,使失去
de·prive /dɪˈpraɪv/ 及物動詞
剝奪,奪去
De·prive v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprived p. pr. & vb. n. Depriving.]
1. To take away; to put an end; to destroy. [Obs.]
'Tis honor to deprive dishonored life. --Shak.
2. To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of.
God hath deprived her of wisdom. --Job xxxix. 17.
It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over himself. --Macaulay.
3. To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical.
A minister deprived for inconformity. --Bacon.
Syn: -- To strip; despoil; rob; abridge.
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deprive
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
Jews of all their assets" [syn: strip, divest]
2: keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
3: take away [syn: impoverish] [ant: enrich]