Definition of Depreve
De*prave" (d&esl;*prāv"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Depraved (-prāvd");
p. pr. & vb. n. Depraving.] [L.
depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus
crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.] 1. To
speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile. [Obs.]
And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide
Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart.
Piers Plowman.
2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to
corrupt.
Whose pride depraves each other better
part. Spenser.
Syn. -- To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To speak ill of
- to make a situation bad or worse
- to corrupt
- to depreciate
- to malign
- to revile
- to vitiate
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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