deprive

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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From Middle English depryven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin dēprīvō, from Latin dē- + prīvō.

Thus Death has deprived us all of life." — Four Arthurian Romances, de Troyes, active 12th century Chrétien
Nothing could deprive him of his noble birth. — John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein, Frank R. Stockton
My condition did not deprive me of sentience. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

strip, divest

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