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Word: Deprave
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘pervert the meaning or intention of something’): from Old French depraver or Latin depravare, from de- ‘down, thoroughly’ + pravus ‘crooked, perverse’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈpreɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (someone) immoral or wicked
Short Definition:make someone immoral or wicked
Examples:- this book would deprave and corrupt young children
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