Meanings
verbdeprieve (third-person singular simple present deprieves, present participle deprieving, simple past and past participle deprieved)
present singular third person deprieves · participle present deprieving · participle past deprieved · past deprieved
- archaicArchaic spelling of deprive.
They attempted to deprieve him of his Living, but failed.
1758 June 21, John Walsh, “[Letter to John Wesley]”, in The Arminian Magazine, volume 3, published 1780, page 1052 more examples
And it doth not only deprieve them of their due Honour, but lays a Blot upon them by this Incapacity […]
1644 January 7, “[statement of the House of Lords]”, in The Parliamentary or Constitutional History of England […], 2nd edition, volume 13, published 1762, pages 387–88[…] and shall there be any Minister to deprieve the Soul of this benefit?
1688, Miguel de Molinos, anonymous translator, The Spiritual Guide, Which Disintangles the Soul, […], 2nd edition, page 32
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