Polyglot Dictionary

desproveer

/despɾoβeˈeɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
desproveo
preterite (yo)
desproveí
past participle
desprovisto

Meaning

  1. to deprive

    • Lo desprovieron de todo.

      They deprived him of everything.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

privar

desproveer and privar are close synonyms for "to deprive"; privar is the more common, everyday word, desproveer more formal, to strip of supplies.

Similar in other languages

French

priver

priver is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to deprive."

Portuguese

privar

privar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deprive."

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