deprieve

English

Verb

deprieve (third-person singular simple present deprieves, present participle deprieving, simple past and past participle deprieved)

  1. Archaic or nonstandard spelling of deprive.
    • 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 it doth not only deprieve them of their due Honour, but lays a Blot upon them by this Incapacity […]
    • 1688, Miguel de Molinos, anonymous translator, The Spiritual Guide, Which Disintangles the Soul, […], 2nd edition, page 32:
      […] and shall there be any Minister to deprieve the Soul of this benefit?
    • 1758 June 21, John Walsh, “[Letter to John Wesley]”, in The Arminian Magazine, volume 3, published 1780, page 105:
      They attempted to deprieve him of his Living, but failed.
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