Depraving

/dɪˈpreɪvɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of deprave; the ongoing act of making someone morally corrupt.

Etymology

From deprave + -ing (present participle suffix). The -ing suffix comes from Old English and creates verbs showing continuous action or can function as nouns (gerunds).

Kelly Says

The -ing form is one of English's superpowers—it can work as a verb ('he is depraving'), a noun ('depraving is wrong'), or an adjective ('a depraving influence'), all from the same ending.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም (selam)
seh-lahm
ARالعربية
فساد (fasād)
fah-saad
BNবাংলা
অন্যায় করা (anyay kor)
on-ya-y kor-ah
CACatalà
depravant
deh-prah-van
CSČeština
zbožňovat
zbozh-no-vat
DADansk
forfalde
for-fal-deh
DEDeutsch
verdorbend
fer-dor-bend
ELΕλληνικά
αποτροπικός (apotropos)
ah-pot-roh-pee-kos
ESEspañol
depravando
deh-prah-van-doh
FAفارسی
فسق (fesaq)
feh-saq
FISuomi
rikastuttava
ree-kas-tu-t-ta-va
FRFrançais
dépravant
deh-prah-van
GUGU
પાપી (pāpī)
paap-ee
HAHA
kashin
ka-shin
HEעברית
משחית (mashchith)
mash-chi-th
HIहिन्दी
पतनकारी (patankari)
pa-tahn-ka-ree
HUMagyar
rombol
roh-mol
IDBahasa Indonesia
merusak
meh-ru-sa-k
IGIG
ịgba
ee-gba
ITItaliano
depravando
deh-prah-van-doh
JA日本語
堕落させる (だらくさせる)
da-ra-ku sa-se-ru
KKKK
зашылдырушы (zhashyldyrshy)
zah-shi-l-dyr-shy
KMKM
បាត់បង់ (baat bong)
baht bong
KO한국어
부패하게 만드는 (bupaehage mandeun)
bu-pae-ha-ge man-deu-n
MRMR
अन्यायकारी (anyaykari)
an-ya-y-ka-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
merosakkan
meh-roh-sa-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး (pyat-si)
pyat-see
NLNederlands
verdorgen
ver-dor-gen
NONorsk
forfalle
for-fal-leh
PAPA
ਪਾਪੀ (pāpī)
paap-ee
PLPolski
deprawujący
deh-prah-voo-y-chee
PTPortuguês
depravando
deh-prah-van-doh
RORomână
depravând
deh-prah-vând
RUРусский
осуждающий
oh-soo-zhd-a-y-oo-shee
SVSvenska
förfalla
for-fal-la
SWKiswahili
kuharibika
koo-ha-ree-bee-kah
TAதமிழ்
வீழ்ச்சி செய்வது (vēḻac c ci sey-vatu)
vee-la-chchi sey-va-tu
TEతెలుగు
వికారం చేయడం (vikāraṁ chēyaḍam)
vi-ka-raam cheh-ya-dam
THไทย
ทำให้เสื่อมโทรม (thame-seu-am to-rom)
tah-meh seu-am to-rom
TLTL
mang-a-sira
mang-ah-si-rah
TRTürkçe
kötüleştiriyor
koo-tyeh-lis-tee-ree-yor
UKУкраїнська
морально деградувати (morally degraduvati)
mor-al-no deh-gra-doo-va-ty
URاردو
فساد (fasād)
fah-saad
VITiếng Việt
làm tha hóa
lam tha hoa
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀
ee-sheh
ZH中文
堕落 (duòluò)
dwah-loh
ZUZU
umshayeli
oo-m-sha-ye-lee

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