Thesaurus: deprive

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1. v. t. To take away; to put an end; to destroy.
2. v. t. To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of.
3. v. t. To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical.
4. v. take away possessions from someone
5. v. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
6. v. become poorer
7. 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 miniser deprived for inconformity. Bacon. Syn. -- To strip; despoil; rob; abridge.
8. v:100 v. take away possessions from someone v. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining v. take away