# depraved vs deprive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### depraved
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpɹeɪvd/ · frequency rank #27,427*
simple past and past participle of deprave

### deprive
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpɹaɪv/ · frequency rank #22,642*
Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

## Source
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