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Lack of sleep can deprive the body of rest.
What does Deprive mean?
Deprive means keep someone from having something.
Dictionary definition
To keep someone from having something they need, want, or should have.
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The rule should not deprive students of a fair chance.
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A long drought can deprive plants and animals of the water they need.
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What does deprive mean?
Deprive means to keep someone from having something they need, want, or should have.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses deprive correctly?
This sentence uses deprive to mean keep someone from getting rest.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of deprive?
Provide means give something needed, which is the opposite of deprive.
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WordDeprive.
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MeaningDeprive means keep someone from having something.
ExampleExample: Lack of sleep can deprive the body of rest.
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- dih · pryv
- Strongest beat
- pryv
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- pryv
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- Put a little extra energy on pryv.
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Synonyms
Words like Deprive
denyUse when someone is refused something.
withholdUse when something is held back.
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Word family
Deprive word family
Base word
deprive
verb
deprive
To keep someone from having something.
adjective
deprived
Lacking something needed.
noun
deprivation
The state of lacking something needed.
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Deprive means keep someone from having something.
Common mix-up
Deprive is not the same as provide. Deprive means deprive means keep someone from having something.
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