deprave — to make someone morally corrupt or lead them into immoral behavior
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make someone morally corrupt or lead them into immoral behavior
Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈpreɪv/
Korean meaning: 타락시키다, 부패하게 만들다
Korean pronunciation: 디**프레**이브
Example Sentences
- The villain's plan was to deprave the superhero's sidekick with unlimited pizza and video games.
- Parents worry that violent movies might deprave their children's values.
- The detective believed that easy money would eventually deprave even the most honest person.
deprave
VERB//dɪˈpreɪv//
to make someone morally corrupt or lead them into immoral behavior
Older teens deprave an innocent student through peer pressure
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Only the brave can save souls from what would deprave!
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Origin
From Latin depravare, meaning 'to distort' or 'to make crooked.' The original sense was literally about making something physically bent or twisted, which evolved to mean morally corrupting someone.
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“The villain's plan was to deprave the superhero's sidekick with unlimited pizza and video games.”
“Parents worry that violent movies might deprave their children's values.”
“The detective believed that easy money would eventually deprave even the most honest person.”
“She refused to let social media deprave her self-image and deleted all her apps.”
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