to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to deprive a baby of candy.
to remove from ecclesiastical office.
Origin of deprive
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English depriven, from Anglo-French, Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvāre, equivalent to Latin dē-de- + prīvāre “to deprive” (prīv(us)private + -āre infinitive suffix)
Segregating dispensaries deprives small businesses of a ready income stream from the foot traffic dispensaries already generate.
Myths and Shame Shouldn’t Guide Cannabis Regulations|John Bertsch|September 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The state and county boards contended that Hutchins had not yet been deprived of the right to vote.
Hundreds of Thousands of Nursing Home Residents May Not Be Able to Vote in November Because of the Pandemic|by Ryan McCarthy and Jack Gillum|August 26, 2020|ProPublica
We know that if children miss out on their education, particularly those in more deprived areas, that will have a lasting negative impact on their health and their life chances.
Boris Johnson is urging parents to send their children back to school this fall|kdunn6|August 24, 2020|Fortune
Responding to my query, he wrote that “facial recognition should not be used to deprive people of liberty.”
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Here was Genius, which had invested considerable time and money in developing its lyrics database, allegedly being deprived of traffic and revenue — an argument that many aggrieved publishers identify with.
Genius not looking so smart after Google escapes liability for ‘misappropriating’ lyrics|Greg Sterling|August 11, 2020|Search Engine Land
“Scorched earth,” historically, means destroying land to deprive the encroaching enemy of its use.
Israel Creates ‘No Man’s Land’ in Gaza, Shrinking Strip by 40 Percent|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It would also deprive a lot of kids like Henry of the opportunity to present their asylum claims.
The Immigrant Kids Suing America|Caitlin Dickson|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in principle you could deprive humans of all kind of things to see what happened.
Rediscovering Richard Dawkins: An Interview|J.P. O’Malley|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Is the market an inert force to be manipulated and exploited, to deprive it of hard-earned cash?
5 Ways to Fix Book Publishing|Anis Shivani|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And to deprive somebody for money of heath care or [medical] testing is bordering on criminal.