DEPRIVE, verb transitive [Latin To take away.] 1. To take from; to bereave of something possessed or enjoyed; followed by of; as, to deprive a man of sight; to deprive one of strength, of reason, or of property. This has a general signification, applicable to a lawful or unlawful taking. God hath deprived her of wisdom. Job 39:17. 2. To hinder from possessing or enjoying; to debar. From his face I shall be hid, deprived of his blessed countenance. [This use of the word is not legitimate, but common.] 3. To free or release from. 4. To divest of an ecclesiastical preferment, dignity or office; to divest of orders; as a bishop, prebend or vicar.
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