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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Furthermore, those prosecuted under the NSL can be deprived of a public trial if there is a suggestion that national secrets may be revealed.
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
My Self, deprived of oblivion’s dose, is the bloke on the bus who sits too close,
who breathes too loud, who is too warm,
who fills his neighbor with thoughts of harm.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Trump has repeatedly made false claims about the federal response to the disaster, claiming that the state would be deprived of emergency aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency because of undocumented immigrants.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
On Monday, the agency said that employees of a Chinese company accused of illegally collecting railway data for an overseas client that serves foreign intelligence agencies had been jailed and deprived of their political rights.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
My Self, deprived of oblivion’s dose, is the bloke on the bus who sits too close,
who breathes too loud, who is too warm,
who fills his neighbor with thoughts of harm.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Trump has repeatedly made false claims about the federal response to the disaster, claiming that the state would be deprived of emergency aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency because of undocumented immigrants.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
On Monday, the agency said that employees of a Chinese company accused of illegally collecting railway data for an overseas client that serves foreign intelligence agencies had been jailed and deprived of their political rights.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Deprive of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprive%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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