Definitions

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  • verb transitive To strip of privilege.

Etymologies

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de- +‎ privilege

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Examples

  • Although her attribution of this speech to the outcast and insane appears to deprivilege it, her own use of the language in her writing contradicts the superficially negative characterization.

    UBUNTU! 2008

  • "But I certainly hope you don't mean that this would tend to damage, degenerate, or deprivilege any of the legitimate cultural aspirations of any of the world's peoples.

    Mother Of Storms Barnes, John, 1957- 1994

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