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- pronunciation:
- dih
preIv
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
depraves, depraving, depraved |
| definition: |
to change for the worse, esp. morally; corrupt; pervert.
The defense attorney claimed that parental abuse had depraved his young client.- similar words:
- degrade, infect, pervert, pollute, rot
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| related words: |
corrupt, debase, pervert, profane, violate |
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| derivations: |
depravation (n.), depraver (n.) |
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