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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
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.
[L. Crooked, perverse, wicked.]
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.

Definition 2024

déprave

déprave

See also: deprave, dépravé, and depravé

French

Verb

déprave

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dépraver
  2. third-person singular present indicative of dépraver
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of dépraver
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of dépraver
  5. second-person singular imperative of dépraver

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