depriveverb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈpraɪv/us/dɪˈpraɪv/B2 to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone:
He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights.
You can't function properly when you're deprived of sleep.
More examples
- Some parents deprive themselves of many pleasures so that their children can have the best of everything.
- He complained that his captors had deprived him of his basic human rights.
- If you deprive a child of affection, they can become very withdrawn.
- He pulled me from the table and hurried me into the car, depriving me of my lunch!
- I've been deprived of your company for too long - come and see me soon.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
- appropriate
- confiscate
- cream sth/sb off
- de-
- debug
- denude
- drain
- infringe on/upon sth
- knock
- knock sth out of sb
- nab
- off with sth idiom
- relieve
- shelf
- suck
- suck sb/sth dry idiom
- sweep
- take sth out
- tow
- tow-away
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Idiom(s)
deprive sb of your company