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depriving

verb
Saydi-PRY-ving/dɪˈpɹaɪvɪŋ/

1 meaning of depriving

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of deprive. Use this form for the ongoing act of taking something away that someone needs.

    Depriving a plant of light will slowly kill it.

    The new rules are depriving workers of their lunch breaks.

    Note

depriving is a form of deprive

deprive, verb: To take something away from someone and not let them have it. Full entry

Forms
deprivedeprives he/she/itdepriving -ing formdeprived past tense, past participle
Spelling
deprive → depriving: drop the e, add -ing

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