deprive
de·prive/dɪˈpɹaɪv/verb
deprive is spelled D-E-P-R-I-V-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (de·prive). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, deprive means “Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deprive?
| Letters | 7: D-E-P-R-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·prive |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deprive?
Deprive appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deprive?
- /dɪˈpɹaɪv/
Deprive has 2 syllables, split de·prive in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deprive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deprive
- deprives present, singular, he/she/it
- depriving participle, present
- deprived participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deprive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- 2
To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
- 3
To bereave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deprive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense take something away; deny someone of something:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deprive come from?
From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).