deprave

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Etymology

From Middle English depraven, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvō, from de- + pravus ("crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked").

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈpɹeɪv/

Verb

deprave (depraves, present participle depraving; simple past and past participle depraved)

1. (transitive) To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
2. (transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

Related terms

• depravation
• depraved
• depravedness
• depravity

Translations

• Italian: depravare

Translations

• German: verderben

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