deprave
The origin and history of deprave.
Etymology
It comes from Middle English depraven, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre ("pervert, distort, corrupt"), from de- + pravus ("crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked").
The origin and history of deprave.
It comes from Middle English depraven, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre ("pervert, distort, corrupt"), from de- + pravus ("crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked").
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