02-24-2004, 04:56 PM
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Junior Master Dwellar
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Kingdom of Atlantia
Posts: 2,979
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I webstered it before I used it just to be sure...
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Main Entry: de·prave
Pronunciation: di-'prAv
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): de·praved; de·prav·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French depraver, from Latin depravare to pervert, from de- + pravus crooked, bad
1 archaic : to speak ill of : MALIGN
2 : to make bad : CORRUPT; especially : to corrupt morally
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And yes, in my poetry/writing, I tend to be archaic. 
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