Deprave

Pronunciation: /dɪˈpreɪv/

Definitions of deprave

verb to make morally corrupt or wicked

Example Sentences

A1 I don't want to deprave my body by eating unhealthy food.

A2 The movie depicted how power can deprave even the most noble of characters.

B1 The corrupt politician's actions were deemed to deprave the integrity of the government.

B2 The cult leader used manipulation tactics to deprave his followers of their free will.

C1 The novel explores how societal pressures can deprave individuals of their moral compass.

C2 The artist's controversial work was seen as an attempt to deprave traditional artistic norms.

Examples of deprave in a Sentence

formal The author's intention was to portray how power can deprave even the most noble of characters.

informal Watching too much violent content can deprave your sense of right and wrong.

slang Don't hang out with those guys, they'll deprave you with their bad influence.

figurative The constant exposure to negativity can slowly deprave one's soul.

Grammatical Forms of deprave

• past tense: depraved
• plural: depraves
• comparative: more depraved
• superlative: most depraved
• present tense: depraves
• future tense: will deprave
• perfect tense: have depraved
• continuous tense: is depraving
• singular: deprave
• positive degree: deprave
• infinitive: to deprave
• gerund: depraving
• participle: depraved

Origin and Evolution of deprave

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'deprave' originated from the Latin word 'depravare', which means to corrupt or distort.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'deprave' has retained its original meaning of corrupting or distorting, but it is now also used in a more general sense to describe behavior or actions that are morally corrupt or wicked.