DEPRAVE


Meaning of DEPRAVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈprāv ]

transitive verb

( 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 ˌde-prə-ˈvā-shən, ˌdē-ˌprā- noun

• de·prave·ment di-ˈprāv-mənt noun

• de·prav·er di-ˈprā-vər noun

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