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deprivation
deprivation
n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: {privation}, {want}]
2: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his
loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him
is no great deprivation" [syn: {loss}]
3: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights;
"nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"
[syn: {privation}]


depilate
depilate
v : remove body hair; "epilate her legs" [syn: {epilate}]


deprecate
deprecate
v 1: express strong disapproval of; deplore
2: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's
efforts" [syn: {depreciate}]


deprive
deprive
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
Jews of all their assets" [syn: {strip}, {divest}]
2: keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
3: take away [syn: {impoverish}] [ant: {enrich}]


private
private
n : an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a
private and knew nothing of value" [syn: {buck private},
{common soldier}]

private
adj 1: confined to particular persons or groups or providing
privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions";
"private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private
secretary"; "private property"; "the former President
is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to
maintain a private life" [ant: {public}]
2: concerning things deeply private and personal; "private
correspondence"; "private family matters"
3: concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual
cars"; "each room has a private bath" [syn: {individual(a)}]
4: not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: {secret}]

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