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What is the difference between deprive and disemploy?

deprive | disemploy |

As verbs the difference between deprive and disemploy

is that deprive is to take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something while disemploy is to deprive of employment.

deprive

English

Verb

(depriv)
  • To take something away (and keep it away); deny someone of something.
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  • * 1900 , L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
    • "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
    If we had been deprived' of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be ' deprived of philosophy.

    Derived terms

    * depriver (agent noun)

    Related terms

    * deprivation * private * privation * privy

    Synonyms

    * impoverish

    Antonyms

    * enrich

    disemploy

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deprive of employment.

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