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Webster 1913 Edition
Deprave
De-prave′
(dē̍-prāv′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Depraved
(dē̍-prāvd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depraving
.] [L.
depravare
, depravatum
; de-
+ pravus
crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.] 1.
To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.
[Obs.]
And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide
Nor
Nor
deprave
thy person with a proud heart. Piers Plowman.
2.
To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
Syn. – To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deprave
DEPRAVE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make bad or worse; to impair good qualities; to make bad qualities worse; to vitiate; to corrupt; as, to deprave manners, morals, government, laws; to deprave the heart, mind, will, understanding, taste, principles, &c.2.
To defame; to vilify.