deprive
UK /dɪˈpɹaɪv/ US /dɪˈpɹaɪv/
verb 3
Definitions
verb
1
Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
"By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be deprived of philosophy.
2
To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
3
To bereave.
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