Polyglot Dictionary

privar

/pɾiˈβaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
privo
preterite (yo)
privé
past participle
privado

Meaning

  1. to deprive

    • Lo privaron de libertad.

      He was deprived of freedom.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desproveer

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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