vt.

1. 剥夺，从……夺走；使丧失[（+of）]
   These misfortunes almost deprived him of his reason.

   这些不幸的事情几乎使他失去理智。

   The new laws deprived many people of the most elementary freedoms.

   新法律剥夺了许多人的最基本的自由。

2. 免去……的圣职（或职务）

v.

1. prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
2. archaic depose (someone, especially a clergyman) from office.