If you don't behave, I will deprive you of your driving rights.
•They deprived themselves of a good time by pouting.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
deprive of — [phrasal verb] deprive (someone or something) of (something) : to take something away from someone or something : to not allow (someone or something) to have or keep (something) The change in her status deprived her of access to classified… … Useful english dictionary
deprive */ — UK [dɪˈpraɪv] / US verb [transitive] Word forms deprive : present tense I/you/we/they deprive he/she/it deprives present participle depriving past tense deprived past participle deprived if you deprive someone of something, you take it away from… … English dictionary
deprive — de|prive [ dı praıv ] verb transitive * if you deprive someone of something, you take it away from them or prevent them from having it: deprive someone of something: As a child he had been deprived of love and attention. The courts cannot deprive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deprive — [[t]dɪpra͟ɪv[/t]] deprives, depriving, deprived VERB If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it. [V n of n] The disintegration of the Soviet Union deprived western… … English dictionary
deprive — [dē prīv′, diprīv′] vt. deprived, depriving [ME depriven < ML(Ec) deprivare < L de , intens. + privare, to deprive, separate: see PRIVATE] 1. to take something away from forcibly; dispossess [to deprive someone of his property] 2. to keep… … English World dictionary
deprive — verb deprive sb of sth phrasal verb (transitive often passive) to take something from someone, especially something that they need or want: A lot of these children have been deprived of a normal home life … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rob someone of — deprive someone of (something needed or deserved). → rob … English new terms dictionary
deprive — verb To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something. If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that wed be deprived of philosophy. Syn: impoverish Ant: enrich See Also … Wiktionary
do someone out of — informal deprive someone of (something) in an underhand or unfair way. → do … English new terms dictionary
do someone out of — informal deprive someone of (something) in an underhanded or unfair way … Useful english dictionary
deprive — de|prive [dıˈpraıv] v deprive of [deprive sb of sth] phr v [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: deprivare, from Latin privare to deprive ] to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need or should have ▪ A lot … Dictionary of contemporary English
