depraving

depraving
de·prave || dɪ'preɪv v. corrupt, debauch, lead astray, degenerate

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  • Depraving — Deprave De*prave (d[ e]*pr[=a]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved} (d[ e]*pr[=a]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Depraving}.] [L. depravare, depravatum; de + pravus crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.] 1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Depravation — Dep ra*va tion (d[e^]p r[.a]*v[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. depravitio, from depravare: cf. F. d[ e]pravation. See {Deprave}.] 1. Detraction; depreciation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme, For depravation. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deprave — De*prave (d[ e]*pr[=a]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved} (d[ e]*pr[=a]vd ); 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Depraved — Deprave De*prave (d[ e]*pr[=a]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved} (d[ e]*pr[=a]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Depraving}.] [L. depravare, depravatum; de + pravus crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.] 1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Depravingly — De*prav ing*ly, adv. In a depraving manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deprave — transitive verb (depraved; depraving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French depraver, from Latin depravare to pervert, from de + pravus crooked, bad Date: 14th century 1. archaic to speak ill of ; malign …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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