verb
deprave
Deprave (verb) means to speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.
verb
1
To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
2
To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
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Etymology
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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What is the meaning of deprave?
"deprave" (verb) means to speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.
What are the different meanings of deprave?
"deprave" has 2 main meanings: 1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile; 2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.