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| abridge |
to lessen, curtail, or deprive. [1/2 definitions] |
| bereave |
to deprive and make mournful (usu. fol. by "of"). [2 definitions] |
| cheat |
to deprive (someone) of something unfairly. [1/11 definitions] |
| defraud |
to deprive of something by wrongful and usu. unlawful deception; cheat; swindle. |
| defrock |
to strip or deprive of the rights, rank, authority, and functions of a particular office or profession, esp. that of priest; unfrock. |
| degrade |
to bring (someone) down from a higher to a lower rank, degree, status, or the like, esp. to deprive of a position, title, or office. [1/8 definitions] |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| demonetize |
to deprive (a coin or the like) of monetary value. [1/2 definitions] |
| denationalize |
to deprive of the status of sovereign nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, esp. from an important position such as that of king. [1/3 definitions] |
| desex |
to subdue or deprive of sex, sexual interest, or sex appeal. [1/2 definitions] |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, esp. the right to vote; disfranchise. [2 definitions] |
| disfranchise |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, esp. the right to vote; disenfranchise. [2 definitions] |
| disillusion |
to free or deprive of false beliefs or hopes; destroy the illusions of (someone). [1/2 definitions] |
| disinherit |
to exclude from or deprive of an inheritance. [2 definitions] |
| fascinate |
to deprive of the power to move or act; transfix. [1/3 definitions] |
| incapacitate |
to deprive of power, ability, or strength; disable. [2 definitions] |
| invalidate |
to make invalid; deprive of force or effect. |
| privative |
acting to deprive. [1/4 definitions] |
| reave |
to deprive (one) of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| rob |
to deprive unjustly or harmfully of something. [1/4 definitions] |
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