deprave

  • 11deprave — [[t]dɪpre͟ɪv[/t]] depraves, depraving, depraved VERB Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil. [FORMAL] [V n] It is a crime to publish or show material likely to deprave or corrupt those who see, hear or read it. Syn:… …

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  • 12deprave — /dəˈpreɪv/ (say duh prayv) verb (t) (depraved, depraving) to make morally bad or worse; vitiate; corrupt. {Middle English deprave(n), from Latin dēprāvāre pervert} –depravation /dɛprəˈveɪʃən/ (say depruh vayshuhn), noun –depraver, noun …

  • 13deprave — transitive verb (depraved; depraving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French depraver, from Latin depravare to pervert, from de + pravus crooked, bad Date: 14th century 1. archaic to speak ill of ; malign …

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  • 14Dépravé — Morale « Moralité » redirige ici. Pour le genre littéraire et théâtral, voir Moralité (théâtre). La morale (du latin moralitas, « façon, caractère, comportement approprié ») se rapporte au concept de l action humaine qui… …

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  • 15deprave — depravation /dep reuh vay sheuhn/, n. depraver, n. depravingly, adv. /di prayv /, v.t., depraved, depraving. 1. to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt. 2. Obs. to defame. [1325 75; ME depraven ( < AF) < L depravare to pervert, corrupt,&#8230; …

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  • 16deprave — verb a) To speak ill of b) to make (a situation) bad or worse Syn: immoral See Also: depraved, depravation …

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  • 17deprave — Synonyms and related words: abuse, adulterate, afflict, aggrieve, alloy, bastardize, befoul, bewitch, blight, brutalize, canker, cheapen, coarsen, condemn, confound, contaminate, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, debase, debauch, defile, deflower …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 18deprave — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pervert, debase, degrade; see corrupt 1 . See Synonym Study at debase . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To ruin utterly in character or quality: annualize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch …

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  • 19deprave — de|prave [dıˈpreıv] v [T] formal to be an evil influence on someone, especially someone who is young or not very experienced …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20deprave — de·prave || dɪ preɪv v. corrupt, debauch, lead astray, degenerate …

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