[de.prive] vt de.prived ; de.priv.ing [ME depriven, fr. ML deprivare, fr. L de- + privare to deprive--more at private] (14c) 1 obs: remove
2: to take something away from "deprived him of his professorship --J. M. Phalen"
3: to remove from office
4: to withhold something from "deprived a citizen of her rights"