DEPRIVE SB/STH OF STH


Meaning of DEPRIVE SB/STH OF STH in English

to prevent sb from having or doing sth, especially sth important :

They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights.

Why should you deprive yourself of such simple pleasures?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.