Deprave \De*prave"\ (d[-e]*pr[=a]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved} (d[-e]*pr[=a]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Depraving}.] [L. depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.] 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.