01 v. t. To take away; to put an end; to destroy.
imp. & p. p.
Deprived; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depriving
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1.
To take away; to put an end; to destroy.[Obs.]“'Tis honor to deprive dishonored life.” — Shak.
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2.
To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of.“God hath deprived her of wisdom.” — Job xxxix. 17.“It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over himself.” — Macaulay.
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3.
To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical.“A minister deprived for inconformity.” — Bacon.