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keep back vs deprive

deprive vs keep back

keep back and deprive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
keep back No No Yes No
deprive No No Yes No
As verbs, deprive is a hyponym of keep back; that is, deprive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than keep back:
  • keep back: hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  • deprive: keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
Other hyponyms of keep back include block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize, keep to oneself, deny, reserve, immobilise, immobilize.
keep back (verb) deprive (verb)
prevent the action or expression of take away
hold back; refuse to hand over or share keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
secure and keep for possible future use or application take away possessions from someone
Difference between keep back and deprive

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