English Explanatory Dictionary

deprave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
  2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpɹeɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deprave.wav

Word forms

deprave depraves depraving depraved

Etymology

From Middle English depraven, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre (“pervert, distort, corrupt”), from de- + pravus (“crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked”).

Synonyms

badmouth diss vilify assassinate asperse backbite befoul belibel besmirch besmear bewray blacken blame blaze blemish blot blur calumniate calumny chat shit chat shite cloud defame demonize denigrate deprave depreciate detract dirty discredit disgrace disparage disrepute drag through the mud forgab forspeak foul infamize lampoon libel malign monsterize muddy reproach revile scandal shit-talk slag slander smear smirch spatter spot speak ill of stab stain sully talk shit talk shite talk trash

Related words

depravation depraved depravedness depravity

Derived words

depravement depravingly
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