DEPRIVE


Meaning of DEPRIVE in English

de ‧ prive /dɪˈpraɪv/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: deprivare , from Latin privare 'to deprive' ]

deprive somebody of something phrasal verb

to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need or should have:

A lot of these children have been deprived of a normal home life.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.