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Forgo vs Deprive - What's the difference?

forgo | deprive |

As an adjective forgo

is turning, revolving, rotating, whirling, circulating.

As a noun forgo

is joint.

As a verb deprive is

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forgo

English

Alternative forms

* forego

Verb

  • To let pass, to leave alone
  • To do without, to abandon
    • The only way to avoid shame is to forgo acting shamefully.
  • To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

    • References

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs

    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