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depriving

CEFR: B2

Denying someone the possession, enjoyment, or access to an essential right or resource.

Synonyms

divesting
dispossessing

Common Collocations

depriving citizens of
depriving the brain of oxygen

Example Sentence

Chronic sleep deprivation deprives neural tissues of the restorative slow-wave intervals needed for memory encoding.

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