Deprive

v. t.	1.	To take away; to put an end; to destroy. [imp. & p. p. Deprived ; p. pr. & vb. n. Depriving.] 'Tis honor to deprive dishonored life. - Shak.
	2.	To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; - with a remoter object, usually preceded by of. God hath deprived her of wisdom. - Job xxxix. 17. It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over himself. - Macaulay.
	3.	To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical. A minister deprived for inconformity. - Bacon.

Verb	1.	deprive - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" Synonyms: divest, strip
	2.	deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
	3.	deprive - take away Synonyms: impoverish Antonyms: enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"

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