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deprive - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" |
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strip,
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take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
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unarm,
disarm remove offensive capability from
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expropriate deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"
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clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
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dispossess deprive of the possession of real estate
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clean out empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"
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unclothe take the covers off; "She unclothed her innermost feelings"
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unsex remove the qualities typical of one's sex; "She unsexed herself"
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orphan deprive of parents
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bereave deprive through death
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deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining |
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withhold,
keep back hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
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ablactate,
wean gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
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famish,
starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
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starve die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
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tongue-tie deprive of speech; "When he met his idol, the young man was tongue-tied"
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dock maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships"
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bilk evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
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disinherit,
disown prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
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impoverish make poor
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disenfranchise,
disfranchise deprive of voting rights
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deprive - take away |
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impoverish |
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enrich make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"
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worsen,
decline grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
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disestablish deprive (an established church) of its status
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