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Webster 1913 Edition


Deprave

De-prave′

(dē̍-prāv′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Depraved
(dē̍-prāvd′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Depraving
.]
[L.
depravare
,
depravatum
;
de-
+
pravus
crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.]
1.
To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.
[Obs.]
And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide
Nor
deprave
thy person with a proud heart.
Piers Plowman.
2.
To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
Syn. – To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.

Webster 1828 Edition


Deprave

DEPRAVE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. Crooked, perverse, wicked.]
1.
To make bad or worse; to impair good qualities; to make bad qualities worse; to vitiate; to corrupt; as, to deprave manners, morals, government, laws; to deprave the heart, mind, will, understanding, taste, principles, &c.
2.
To defame; to vilify.

Definition 2024


deprave

deprave

English

Verb

deprave (third-person singular simple present depraves, present participle depraving, simple past and past participle depraved)

  1. (transitive) To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
  2. (transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

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===External links===

  • deprave in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • deprave in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • deprave at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Spanish

Verb

deprave

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of depravar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of depravar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of depravar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of depravar.