verb
deprive
dih-PRYVE/dɪprˈaɪv/
To keep someone from having or enjoying something.
The woman deprives the thirsty man of water by pulling the pitcher away.
Etymology
Here de- strengthens the idea of stripping someone of something rather than reversing it. The meaning extended from taking a possession or office away to preventing someone from having something at all.
In context
it is going to keep driving adverse consequences. It will flood our cities, it will deprive us of food, it will cause all sorts of civil unrest.
More examples
- Tall buildings deprive these apartments of natural light.
- The injury deprived her of a chance to compete.
- You can save money without depriving yourself of every small pleasure.
Forms
deprive · deprives · deprived · depriving
deprivation noun — The condition of lacking something needed.