deprive of
phrasal verb
deprived of; depriving of; deprives of
: 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.
They're depriving him of a chance to succeed.
—often used as (be) deprived ofThe children are being deprived of a good education.
The study is examining what happens to people when they are deprived of sleep.
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Experts caution, however, that even if aid arrives in time to avert mass death from starvation, an entire generation will be permanently affected as a result of being deprived of enough food.
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Juwayriah Wright, Time, 30 July 2025
As a result of its conduct, the lawsuit claims that music fans in the United States are deprived of ticketing innovation and forced to use outdated technology while paying more for tickets than fans in other countries.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Legal Aid sued in April, alleging inmates were being kept in their cells longer than the law allows, isolated and deprived of basic services, the lawsuit contended.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Hunt will be the fifth person in Alabama to die by nitrogen hypoxia — a controversial method in which the inmate is deprived of oxygen through inhalation of pure nitrogen.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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Juwayriah Wright, Time, 30 July 2025
As a result of its conduct, the lawsuit claims that music fans in the United States are deprived of ticketing innovation and forced to use outdated technology while paying more for tickets than fans in other countries.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Legal Aid sued in April, alleging inmates were being kept in their cells longer than the law allows, isolated and deprived of basic services, the lawsuit contended.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Hunt will be the fifth person in Alabama to die by nitrogen hypoxia — a controversial method in which the inmate is deprived of oxygen through inhalation of pure nitrogen.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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“Deprive of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprive%20of. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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