[ dɪ'prʌɪv ]
■ verb
1》 prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
2》 archaic depose (someone, especially a clergyman) from office.
Derivatives
deprival noun
~d adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~r , from med. L. deprivare , from de- 'away, completely' + privare (see private ).