| deprave | 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. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt. "Whose pride depraves each other better part." (Spenser) Synonym: To corrupt, vitiate, contaminate, pollute. Origin: L. Depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| depraved | Deteriorated or degenerate; corrupt. Origin: L. Depravo, to corrupt (05 Mar 2000) |