Definitions for deprave
dɪˈpreɪvde·prave

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirectverb

   corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

   "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depraveverb

   To speak ill of

2. depraveverb

   to make (a situation) bad or worse

3. depraveverb

   to corrupt

4. depraveverb

   to depreciate

5. depraveverb

   to malign

6. depraveverb

   to revile

7. depraveverb

   to vitiate

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DEPRAVEverb

   To vitiate; to corrupt; to contaminate.

   Etymology: depravo, Latin.

   We admire the providence of God in the continuance of scripture, notwithstanding the endeavours of Infidels to abolish, and the fraudulence of hereticks always to deprave the same. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 22.

   Who lives that’s not depraved, or depraves? William Shakespeare, Timon.

   But from me what can proceed,
   But all corrupt; both mind and will deprav’d. John Milton, P. Lost.

   A taste which plenty does deprave,
   Loaths lawful good, and lawless ill does crave. Dryden.

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1. deprave

   Deprave refers to the act of morally corrupting or leading someone astray from virtue, ethics, or principles. It involves causing a person to turn towards immoral or harmful behaviors, attitudes, or activities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deprave

   to speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile

2. Deprave

   to make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deprave

   de-prāv′, v.t. to make bad or worse: to corrupt.—n. Depravā′tion, act of depraving: state of being depraved: depravity.—adj. Deprāved′, corrupt.—adv. Deprāv′edly.—ns. Deprāv′edness; Deprave′ment, vitiation.—adv. Deprāv′ingly.—n. Deprav′ity, a vitiated or corrupt state of moral character: extreme wickedness: corruption: (theol.) the hereditary tendency of man toward sin: original sin. [Fr.,—L. depravāre—de, inten., pravus, bad.]

Anagrams for deprave »

1. pervade

2. repaved

How to pronounce deprave?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deprave in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deprave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deprave
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deprave
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deprave
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprave
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=deprave