Definition of deprave

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de·prave    (d-prv) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
de·praved, de·prav·ing, de·praves

To debase, especially morally; corrupt. See Synonyms at corrupt.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English depraven, to corrupt, from Old French depraver, from Latin dprvre : d-, de- + prvus, crooked

OTHER FORMS:
depra·vation  (dpr-vshn) KEY (Noun), de·praver(Noun)