: to take (something) away from (someone or something) : to not allow (someone or something) to have or keep (something) The change in her status deprived her of access to classified information. The new environmental law will deprive some fishermen of their livelihood.

What is the full meaning of deprive?

transitive verb. 1 : to take something away from deprived him of his professorship— J. M. Phalen the risk of injury when the brain is deprived of oxygen. 2 : to withhold something from deprived a citizen of her rights. 3 : to remove from office the Archbishop …

Does deprived mean denied?

To take something away from forcibly; dispossess. To deprive someone of his property. To remove from office. To take something away (keep it away); deny someone of something.