privar

to deprive

verb pree-BAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin privare (to deprive, to separate from).

Also means

to ban

Usage Note

Privar means to deprive someone of something (privar de libertad — to deprive of freedom). In Spain, the colloquial phrase le priva means 'he/she loves it' or 'it drives them wild' — a completely different, informal register. The reflexive privarse de means to abstain from something voluntarily.

Examples

"La enfermedad lo privó de su movilidad."

Natural Translation

The illness deprived him of his mobility.

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