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3. The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.
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☞ A deposition differs from an abdication, an abdication being voluntary, and a deposition compulsory.
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4. That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.
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5. An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration.
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6. (Law) The act of laying down one's testimony in writing; also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.

Syn. -- , . Affidavit is the wider term. It denotes any authorized ex parte written statement of a person, sworn to or affirmed before some competent magistrate. It is made without cross-examination, and requires no notice to an opposing party. It is generally signed by the party making it, and may be drawn up by himself or any other person. A deposition is the written testimony of a witness, taken down in due form of law, and sworn to or affirmed by the deponent. It must be taken before some authorized magistrate, and upon a prescribed or reasonable notice to the opposing party, that may attend and cross-examine. It is generally written down from the mouth of the witness by the magistrate, or some person for him, and in his presence.
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Depositor (d�pŏzĭtẽr), n. [L., fr. deponere. See .] One who makes a deposit, especially of money in a bank; -- the correlative of depository.
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Depository (-t�r�), n.; pl. Depositories (-rĭz). 1. A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository for records.
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2. One with whom something is deposited; a depositary.
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I am the sole depository of my own secret, and it shall perish with me. Junius.
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Depositum (-tŭm), n. [L.] Deposit.
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Depositure (-t�r; 135), n. The act of depositing; deposition. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Depot (dēp�; French d�pō; 277), n. [F. dépôt, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a deposit. See , n.] 1. A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.
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The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great depots of this kingdom. Brit. Critic (1794).
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2. (Mil.) (a) A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled. (b) (Eng. & France) The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are received and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for.
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3. A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight. [U. S.]

Syn. -- See .
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Depper (dĕppẽr), a. Deeper. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Depravation (dĕprȧvāshŭn), n. [L. depravitio, from depravare: cf. F. dépravation. See .] 1. Detraction; depreciation. [Obs.]
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To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme,
For depravation. Shak.
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2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
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3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
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The depravation of his moral character destroyed his judgment. Sir G. C. Lewis.
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4. (Med.) Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.

Syn. -- Depravity; corruption. See .
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Deprave (d�prāv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depraved (d�prāvd); 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. [Obs.]
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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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Depravedly (?), adv. In a depraved manner.
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Depravedness, n. Depravity. Hammond.
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Depravement (d�prāvm�nt), n. Depravity. [Obs.] Milton.
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Depraver (d�prāvẽr), n. One who depraves or corrupts.
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Depravingly, adv. In a depraving manner.
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Depravity (?), n. [From : cf. L. pravitas crookedness, perverseness.] The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of religious feeling and principle.
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Coloq. Total depravity . See , and .

Syn. -- Corruption; vitiation; wickedness; vice; contamination; degeneracy. -- , , . Depravilty is a vitiated state of mind or feeling; as, the depravity of the human heart; depravity of public morals. Depravation points to the act or process of making depraved, and hence to the end thus reached; as, a gradual depravation of principle; a depravation of manners, of the heart, etc. Corruption is the only one of these words which applies to physical substances, and in reference to these denotes the process by which their component parts are dissolved. Hence, when figuratively used, it denotes an utter vitiation of principle or feeling. Depravity applies only to the mind and heart: we can speak of a depraved taste, or a corrupt taste; in the first we introduce the notion that there has been the influence of bad training to pervert; in the second, that there is a want of true principle to pervert; in the second, that there is a want of true principles to decide. The other two words have a wider use: we can speak of the depravation or the corruption of taste and public sentiment. Depravity is more or less open; corruption is more or less disguised in its operations. What is depraved requires to be reformed; what is corrupt requires to be purified.
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deprecable (?), a. [L. deprecabilis exorable.] That may or should be deprecated. Paley.
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deprecate (dĕpr�kāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprecated (-kātĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deprecating (-kātĭng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de- + precari to pray. See .] To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to desire the removal of. [archaic]
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2. To protest against; to advance reasons against.
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His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he was with difficulty induced to adandon it. Sir W. Scott.
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3. To disapprove of strongly; to express a low opinion of.
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Deprecatingly (-kātĭngl�), adv. In a deprecating manner.
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Deprecation (dĕpr�kāshŭn), n. [L. deprecatio; cf. F. déprécation.] 1. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented. [archaic]
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Humble deprecation. Milton.
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2. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
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3. An imprecation or curse. [Obs.] Gilpin.
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4. A strong expression of disapprobation; an expression of a low opinion.
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Deprecative (dĕpr�k�tĭv), a. [L. deprecativus: cf. F. déprécatif.] Serving to deprecate; deprecatory.
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Syn. -- belittling, derogatory, pejorative, disparaging, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, denigratory, uncomplimentary.
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-- Deprecatively, adv.
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Deprecator (dĕpr�kātẽr), n. [L.] One who deprecates.
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deprecatory (dĕpr�kȧt�r�), a. [L. deprecatorius.] 1. Tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic.
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Humble and deprecatory letters. Bacon.
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2. Serving to deprecate; expressing a low opinion of.
Syn. -- belittling, disparaging, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory.
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Depreciate (d�prēshĭāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depreciated (d�prēshĭātĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Depreciating (d�prēshĭātĭng).] [L. depretiatus, depreciatus, p. p. of depretiare, -ciare, to depreciate; de- + pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See .] To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue. Addison.
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Which . . . some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate. Cudworth.
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To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself. Burke.

Syn. -- To decry; disparage; traduce; lower; detract; underrate. See .
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Depreciate, v. i. To fall in value; to become of less worth; to sink in estimation; as, a paper currency will depreciate, unless it is convertible into specie.
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Depreciation (d�prēshĭāshŭn), n. [Cf. F. dépréciation.] 1. The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation.
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2. The falling of value; reduction of worth. Burke.
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3. the state of being depreciated.
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Depreciative (d�prēshĭātĭv or d�prēshȧtĭv), a. Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing. -- Depreciatively, adv.
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Depreciator (?), n. [L.] One who depreciates.
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Depreciatory (d�prēshĭȧt�r� or d�prēshȧt�r�), a. Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.
Syn. -- belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory.
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Depredable (?), a. Liable to depredation. [Obs.] “Made less depredable.” Bacon.
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Depredate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depredated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Depredating (?).] [L. depraedatus, p. p. of depraedari to plunder; de- + praedari to plunder, praeda plunder, prey. See .] To subject to plunder and pillage; to despoil; to lay waste; to prey upon.
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It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits. Bacon.
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Depredate, v. i. To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops depredated on the country.
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Depredation (?), n. [L. depraedatio: cf. F. déprédation.] The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land.
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Depredator (?), n. [L. depraedator.] One who plunders or pillages; a spoiler; a robber.
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Depredatory (?), a. Tending or designed to depredate; characterized by depredation; plundering; as, a depredatory incursion.
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Depredicate (?), v. t. [Pref. de- (intensive) + predicate.] To proclaim; to celebrate. [R.]
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Deprehend (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Deprehending.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum; de- + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See .] 1. To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.
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The deprehended adulteress.Jer. Taylor.
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2. To detect; to discover; to find out.
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The motion . . . are to be deprehended by experience. Bacon.
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Deprehensible (?), a. That may be caught or discovered; apprehensible. [Obs.] Petty.

-- Deprehensibleness, n. [Obs.]
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Deprehension (?), n. [L. deprehensio.] A catching; discovery. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Depress (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Depressing.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to press. See .] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. “With lips depressed.” Tennyson.
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2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
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3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.
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4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.
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5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
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6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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Coloq. To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.

Syn. -- To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.
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Depress, a. [L. depressus, p. p.] Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.]
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If the seal be depress or hollow. Hammond.
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Depressant (?), n. (Med.) An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers.
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Depressed (?), a. 1. Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
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2. (Bot.) (a) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border. (b) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.
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3. (Zoöl.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
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Depressingly, adv. In a depressing manner.
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Depression (?), n. [L. depressio: cf. F. dépression.] 1. The act of depressing.
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2. The state of being depressed; a sinking.
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3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.
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4. Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
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5. Dejection; despondency; lowness.
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In a great depression of spirit. Baker.
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6. Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
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7. (Astron.) The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
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8. (Math.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
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9. (Surg.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See , v. t., 8.
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Coloq. Angle of depression (Geod.), one which a descending line makes with a horizontal plane. -- Coloq. Depression of the dewpoint (Meteor.), the number of degrees that the dew-point is lower than the actual temperature of the atmosphere. -- Coloq. Depression of the pole , its apparent sinking, as the spectator goes toward the equator. -- Coloq. Depression of the visible horizon . (Astron.) Same as Dip of the horizon, under .

Syn. -- Abasement; reduction; sinking; fall; humiliation; dejection; melancholy.
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Depressive (?), a. Able or tending to depress or cast down. -- Depressiveness, n.
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Depressomotor (?), a. (Med.) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement, as depressomotor nerves, which lower or inhibit muscular activity. -- n. Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers, as bromides, etc.
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Depressor (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.
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2. (Anat.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
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Coloq. Depressor nerve (Physiol.), a nerve which lowers the activity of an organ; as, the depressor nerve of the heart.
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Depriment (?), a. [L. deprimens, p. pr. of deprimere. See .] Serving to depress. [R.] “Depriment muscles.” Derham.
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Deprisure (?), n. [F. dépriser to undervalue; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + priser to prize, fr. prix price, fr. L. pretium. See .] Low estimation; disesteem; contempt. [Obs.]
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Deprivable (?), a. Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived; liable to be deposed.
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Kings of Spain . . . deprivable for their tyrannies. Prynne.
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Deprivation (?), n. [LL. deprivatio.] 1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
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2. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
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3. (Eccl. Law) the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
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☞ Deprivation may be a beneficio or ab officio; the first takes away the living, the last degrades and deposes from the order.
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Deprive (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deprived (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Depriving.] [LL. deprivare, deprivatium, to divest of office; L. de- + privare to bereave, deprive: cf. OF. depriver. See .] 1. To take away; to put an end; to destroy. [Obs.]
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'Tis honor to deprive dishonored life. Shak.
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2. To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of.
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God hath deprived her of wisdom. Job xxxix. 17.
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It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over himself. Macaulay.
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3. To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical.
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A minister deprived for inconformity. Bacon.

Syn. -- To strip; despoil; rob; abridge.
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deprived adj. marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental or social influences; as, a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity; boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law.
Syn. -- disadvantaged.
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Deprivement (?), n. Deprivation. [R.]
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Depriver (?), n. One who, or that which, deprives.
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Deprostrate (?), a. Fully prostrate; humble; low; rude. [Obs.]
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How may weak mortal ever hope to file
His unsmooth tongue, and his deprostrate style. G. Fletcher.
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Deprovincialize (?), v. t. To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
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Depth (sĕpth), n. [From ; akin to D. diepte, Icel. dȳpt, dȳpð, Goth. diupiþa.] 1. The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the depth of a river; the depth of a body of troops.
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2. Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance; completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.
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Mindful of that heavenly love
Which knows no end in depth or height. Keble.
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3. Lowness; as, depth of sound.
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4. That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place; the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter.
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From you unclouded depth above. Keble.
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The depth closed me round about. Jonah ii. 5.
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5. (Logic) The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content.
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6. (Horology) A pair of toothed wheels which work together. [R.]
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