privar
Meanings
Verb
1. to deprive (transitive)
2. to prohibit (transitive)
3. to refrain from doing something (transitive)
4. to do without (reflexive)
5. to be in vogue (intransitive)
6. to enjoy immensely (gustar-like) (intransitive, colloquial)
7. to pass out, fall unconscious (reflexive, Latin America)
8. to get excited (reflexive, Canary Islands)
Examples17
privar a alguien de algo
to deprive someone of something
Le priva viajar.
She loves to travel.
Nos privaron de todo lo necesario.
They deprived us from everything necessary.
Él dice que no se privará de fumar.
He says that he won't give up smoking.
Esta ley nos privará de nuestros derechos básicos.
This law will deprive us of our basic rights.
Él privó a mi hermanita de todos sus juguetes.
He deprived my little sister of all her toys.