verb
- to make morally corrupt or evil; to lead into bad habits or immoral behavior
Usage: formal
Examples
- The cult leader sought to deprave his followers through manipulation.
- Critics argued that violent video games could deprave young minds.
- She worried that the corrupt environment would deprave her son’s character.
- The novel explores how power can deprave even the most virtuous person.
- Parents feared that bad influences would deprave their children.
- The dictator’s propaganda was designed to deprave public morality.