資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Deprave \De*prave"\, n. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved}; 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.]

            And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide
            Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart. --Piers
                                                  Plowman.

   2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.

            Whose pride depraves each other better part.
                                                  --Spenser.

   Syn: To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.