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deprave

(dɪpreɪv)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense depraves, present participle depraving, past tense, past participle depraved

verb

Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil.

[formal]

...material likely to deprave or corrupt those who see it. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: corrupt, pervert, degrade, seduce More Synonyms of deprave

deprave in British English

(dɪˈpreɪv)

verb (transitive)

to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate

2. obsolete

to defame; slander

Derived forms

depravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən)

noun

depraver (deˈpraver)

noun

Word origin

C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked

deprave in American English

(diˈpreɪv; dɪˈpreɪv)

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈpraved or deˈpraving

to lead into bad habits; make morally bad; corrupt; pervert

2. Obsolete

to defame or slander

SIMILAR WORDS: deˈbase

Derived forms

depravation (ˌdepraˈvation) (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən)

noun

depraver (deˈpraver)

noun

Word origin

ME depraven < OFr depraver < L depravare, to make crooked < de-, intens. + pravus, crooked < IE base *pra-, to bend > MIr rāth, bulwark

Examples of 'deprave' in a sentence
deprave

Do we see ourselves as totally depraved?

(verb) in the sense of corrupt

material likely to deprave those who hear or read it

Synonyms

corrupt

Cruelty depraves and corrupts.

pervert

He was accused of perverting the nation's youth.

degrade

No-one should feel degraded at their place of work.

seduce

a young lacemaker seduced by an aristocrat

subvert

an attempt to subvert the electoral process

debase

He claims that advertising debases the English language.

demoralize

debauch

a film accused of debauching public morals

brutalize

He was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences.

lead astray

vitiate

His otherwise admirable character is vitiated by his pride.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of brutalize

Definition

to make or become brutal

He was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences.

Synonyms

dehumanize,

corrupt,

harden,

degrade,

toughen,

desensitize,

bestialize

in the sense of debase

Definition

to lower in quality, character, or value

He claims that advertising debases the English language.

Synonyms

corrupt,

contaminate,

devalue,

pollute,

impair,

taint,

depreciate,

defile,

adulterate,

vitiate,

bastardize

in the sense of debauch

Definition

to make someone bad or corrupt, esp. sexually

a film accused of debauching public morals

Synonyms

corrupt,

seduce,

pollute,

pervert,

subvert,

deprave,

demoralize,

lead astray,

vitiate

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单词	deprave
释义	Trends of deprave View usage for: deprave (dɪpreɪv) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense depraves, present participle depraving, past tense, past participle depraved verb Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil. [formal] ...material likely to deprave or corrupt those who see it. [VERB noun] Synonyms: corrupt, pervert, degrade, seduce More Synonyms of deprave deprave in British English (dɪˈpreɪv) verb (transitive) 1. to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate 2. obsolete to defame; slander Derived forms depravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən) noun depraver (deˈpraver) noun Word origin C14: from Latin dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from de- + prāvus crooked deprave in American English (diˈpreɪv; dɪˈpreɪv) verb transitiveWord forms: deˈpraved or deˈpraving 1. to lead into bad habits; make morally bad; corrupt; pervert 2. Obsolete to defame or slander SIMILAR WORDS: deˈbase Derived forms depravation (ˌdepraˈvation) (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən) noun depraver (deˈpraver) noun Word origin ME depraven < OFr depraver < L depravare, to make crooked < de-, intens. + pravus, crooked < IE base pra-, to bend > MIr rāth, bulwark Examples of 'deprave' in a sentence deprave Do we see ourselves as totally depraved? Christianity Today (2000) (verb) in the sense of corrupt material likely to deprave those who hear or read it Synonyms corrupt Cruelty depraves and corrupts. pervert He was accused of perverting the nation's youth. degrade No-one should feel degraded at their place of work. seduce a young lacemaker seduced by an aristocrat subvert an attempt to subvert the electoral process debase He claims that advertising debases the English language. demoralize debauch a film accused of debauching public morals brutalize He was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences. lead astray vitiate His otherwise admirable character is vitiated by his pride. Additional synonyms in the sense of brutalize Definition to make or become brutal He was selfish, guarded, brutalized by his Civil War experiences. Synonyms dehumanize, corrupt, harden, degrade, toughen, desensitize, bestialize in the sense of debase Definition to lower in quality, character, or value He claims that advertising debases the English language. Synonyms corrupt, contaminate, devalue, pollute, impair, taint, depreciate, defile, adulterate, vitiate, bastardize in the sense of debauch Definition to make someone bad or corrupt, esp. sexually a film accused of debauching public morals Synonyms corrupt, seduce, pollute, pervert, subvert, deprave, demoralize, lead astray, vitiate Nearby words of deprave deposition depository depot deprave depraved depravity deprecate Synonyms of 'deprave' deprave Explore 'deprave' in the dictionary*
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