Deprave
/dɪˈpreɪv/noun
To make someone or something morally bad or corrupt.
Did you know?The root of 'deprave' connects to the Latin 'pravus', meaning 'crooked' or 'perverse', suggesting a deep, twisted essence of morality that has haunted language for centuries.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
depravare
“to distort, corrupt, or make crooked”
Late Latin
Late Latin
depravatus
“corrupted or perverted”
Old French
Old French
depraver
“to corrupt or mislead”
Middle English
Middle English
depraven
“to corrupt or morally degrade”
Modern English
English
deprave
“to make morally bad or corrupt”
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