The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Deprave \De*prave"\ (d[-e]*pr[=a]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Depraved (d[-e]*pr[=a]vd"); 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.
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And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide
Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart. --Piers
Plowman.
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2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
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Whose pride depraves each other better part.
--Spenser.
Syn: To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.
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