v.
Pronunciation: di- ' pr ā v
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: de · praved ; de · prav · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French depraver, from Latin depravare to pervert, from de- + pravus crooked, bad
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : to speak ill of : MALIGN
2 : to make bad : CORRUPT especially : to corrupt morally
synonyms see DEBASE
– de · pra · va · tion \ ˌ de-pr ə - ' v ā -sh ə n, ˌ d ē - ˌ pr ā - \ noun
– de · prave · ment \ di- ' pr ā v-m ə nt \ noun
– de · prav · er \ di- ' pr ā -v ə r \ noun