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# deprive

verb (deprive, deprives, deprived, depriving)

«deprive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To deprive someone of something is to take it away or not let them have it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science (plants deprived of light), ethics (depriving people of rights), health (sleep-deprived), punishment talk.

### Examples

- Plants deprived of light turn yellow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/#x1)
- You'll be deprived of screen time if you lie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/#x2)
- Many children are deprived of education. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/#x3)
- Sleep-deprived drivers are dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/#x4)
- The war deprived them of their homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/#x5)
- Being sent to bed early deprived him of the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/#x6)
- “Sire,” she said, “I am not come to deprive you of the throne you fill so worthily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/#x7)

### Note

Pattern: deprive someone of something. Adjective: deprived (poor, lacking basics). Noun: deprivation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deprive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deprive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deprive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deprive.html) on Mova free.