depriv'd
depriv'd is the obsolete form of deprived.
depriv'd is the simple past and past participle of deprive.
Meaning of deprived
Adjective
deprived (comparative more deprived, superlative most deprived)
- Subject to deprivation; poor.
- London attracts some of the richest people in the world, but it is home also to some of the poorest people in the land. The three most deprived areas in Britain are all in London — Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney.2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 2013
- Synonyms:
- forlorn
Meaning of deprive
Verb
deprive (third-person singular simple present deprives, present participle depriving, simple past and past participle deprived)
- Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
- To bereave.
Forms of depriv'd
| comparative | more depriv'd |
|---|---|
| superlative | most depriv'd |
Questions about depriv'd
- What is depriv'd the obsolete form of?
- Depriv'd is the obsolete form of deprived.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: depriv'd (page history and authors); deprived (page history and authors); deprive (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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