Synonyms for deprave
Definitions
- v. 1
To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
- v. 2
To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
Related words
- Word family
- depravement depravation depraved depravedness depravity
Forms
- Past participle
- depraved
e.g. depraved → corrupted, vitiated, polluted, contaminated…
Example sentences
- pollute Travelling by bus or bike, you could pollute less.
- contaminate Cars with heat engines contaminate a lot.
- debase You will debase yourself with such behavior.
- vitiate Repeated delays may vitiate the public's confidence in the project.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deprave | falling | |
| pollute | steady | |
| contaminate | steady | |
| debase | steady | |
| vitiate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ruin2, foil1, warp1, diss1, blot1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, upset2, spoil1, stain1, smear1, sully2, taint1
- 6 letters
- injure2, blight1, defile, malign2, vilify3, debase2, befoul
- 7 letters
- corrupt2, violate3, pervert2, degrade2, subvert2, profane2, pollute2, tarnish2, vitiate3, debauch
- 9 letters
- denigrate3, misdirect3
- 10 letters
- demoralize4, demoralise, adulterate4
- 11 letters
- contaminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).