/
dɪˈpreɪv/
v.
make (someone) immoral or wicked; corrupt.
Derivative
- depravation n.
- depravity
/dɪˈpravɪti/
n. (pl. depravities)
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Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘pervert in meaning or intention’): from OFr. depraver or L. depravare, from de- ‘down, thoroughly’ + pravus ‘crooked, perverse’.
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