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Depriving

Verb / dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ / Another word for depriving — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Depriving means taking something away from someone or not allowing them to have it.

Synonyms & similar words

deprive strip enrich impoverish divest withholding denying removing stripping divesting dispossessing robbing expropriating seizing usurping confiscating abducting kidnapping capturing snatching hijacking plundering pillaging looting

Example sentences

  1. The teacher was depriving the students of recess for misbehaving.
  2. The landlord was depriving the tenant of their privacy by entering their apartment without notice.
  3. The storm was depriving the town of electricity.
  4. The dictator was depriving the citizens of their basic human rights.

Quotes

  • The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied. - Lucretius
  • The greatest wealth is to live content with little. - Plato
  • The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own. - Lao Tzu

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