deprave C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /dɪˈpreɪv/ UK /dɪˈpreɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to corrupt morally; to make wicked or perverted He argued that violent spectacle gradually depraves its audience. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to corrupt morally; to make... corruptpervertdebasedegradedefilevitiatedebauch ↔ Opposites purifyelevatereformennoble Word family Forms depravesdepraving Derived forms depraveddepravitydepravationdepravedness Related forms depravitypravity Etymology AI details From Old French depraver, from Latin depravare ('to corrupt, pervert, distort'), from de- (intensive) plus pravus ('crooked, wrong'). depravare Latin pravus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # deprave **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪˈpreɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpreɪv/ ## Meanings 1. to corrupt morally; to make wicked or perverted ## Examples - He argued that violent spectacle gradually depraves its audience. ## Synonyms - corrupt - pervert - debase - degrade - defile - vitiate - debauch ## Antonyms - purify - elevate - reform - ennoble ## Derived Forms - depraved - depravity - depravation - depravedness ## Related Forms - depravity - pravity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: depravare - Root: pravus ## Etymology From Old French depraver, from Latin depravare ('to corrupt, pervert, distort'), from de- (intensive) plus pravus ('crooked, wrong'). ## AI Etymology Deprave is from Old French depraver, from Latin depravare ('to corrupt, pervert, distort'), from de- (intensive) plus pravus ('crooked, wrong'). Important recorded forms include depravare (Latin) and pravus (Latin). The current sense covers to corrupt morally; to make wicked or perverted. The wider family includes derived forms such as depraved, depravity, depravation, and depravedness and related words such as depravity and pravity. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown