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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deprave \De*prave"\, n. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved}; 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.] And thou knowest conscience, I came not to chide Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart. --Piers Plowman. 2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt. Whose pride depraves each other better part --Spenser. Syn: To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.
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