DEPRAVE

deprave. Deprave, v.t. to corrupt, vitiate, taint, spoil

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De‐prave″ (dē̍‐prāv″), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depraved (–prāvd″); p. pr. & vb. n. Depraving.] [[L. depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.]] 1. 1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.
And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart. Piers Plowman. 2. 2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
Whose pride depraves each other better part. Spenser. Syn. — To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.