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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 De·prave v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depraved p. pr. & vb. n. Depraving.]
 1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile. [Obs.]
 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.
 Syn: -- To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.