[de.prave] vt de.praved ; de.prav.ing [ME, fr. MF depraver, fr. L depravare to pervert, fr. de- + pravus crooked, bad] (14c) 1 archaic: to speak ill of: malign
2: to make bad: corrupt; esp: to corrupt morally syn see debase -- de.pra.va.tion n -- de.prave.ment n -- de.prav.er n