The difference between Deprive and Take away
When used as verbs, deprive means to take something away from (someone) and keep it away, whereas take away means to remove something and put it in a different place.
Take away is also preposition with the meaning: minus.
check bellow for the other definitions of Deprive and Take away
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Deprive as a verb (transitive):
To take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
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Deprive as a verb (transitive):
To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
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Deprive as a verb (transitive):
To bereave.
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Take away as a verb:
To remove something and put it in a different place.
Examples:
"Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat."
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Take away as a verb:
To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
Examples:
"The teacher took my mobile phone away until the end of the lesson."
"The new law will take away some important rights from immigrant residents."
"The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain."
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Take away as a verb:
To subtract or diminish something.
Examples:
"If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?"
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Take away as a verb:
To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
Examples:
"I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed."
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Take away as a verb (of a person):
To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
Examples:
"The police took him away for questioning."
"I'm taking you away to the country for a rest. It's for your own good!"
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Take away as a verb (of a person):
To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
Examples:
"My job takes me away from home most weekends."
"Using the internet so much can take you away from your studies."
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Take away as a preposition:
minus
Examples:
"Five take away two is three.'' <math>(5 - 2 = 3)</math>"