depraved
[ dih-preyvd ]
/ dɪˈpreɪvd /
adjective
corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
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OTHER WORDS FROM depraved
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Definition for depraved (2 of 2)
deprave
[ dih-preyv ]
/ dɪˈpreɪv /
verb (used with object), de·praved, de·prav·ing.
to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
Obsolete.
to defame.
Origin of deprave
1325–75; Middle English
depraven (< Anglo-French) < Latin
dēprāvāre to pervert, corrupt, equivalent to
dē-
de- +
prāv(us) crooked +
-āre infinitive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM deprave
dep·ra·va·tion [dep-ruh-vey-shuh n] /ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən/, noun de·prav·er, noun de·prav·ing·ly, adverb non·dep·ra·va·tion, nounExample sentences from the Web for depraved
British Dictionary definitions for depraved (1 of 2)
depraved
/ (dɪˈpreɪvd) /
adjective
morally bad or debased; corrupt; perverted
Derived forms of depraved
depravedness (dɪˈpreɪvɪdnɪs), nounBritish Dictionary definitions for depraved (2 of 2)
deprave
/ (dɪˈpreɪv) /
verb (tr)
to make morally bad; corrupt; vitiate
obsolete
to defame; slander
Derived forms of deprave
depravation (ˌdɛprəˈveɪʃən), noun depraver, nounWord Origin for deprave
C14: from Latin
dēprāvāre to distort, corrupt, from
de- +
prāvus crooked