different between deprive vs gudgeon

English

Alternative forms

• depryve (obsolete) , deprieve (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French depriver, from Medieval Latin d?pr?v?, from Latin d? + pr?v?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??p?a?v/
• Hyphenation: de?prive

Verb

deprive (third-person singular simple present deprives, present participle depriving, simple past and past participle deprived)

1. (transitive) To take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 260a.

     If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be deprived of philosophy.

2. (transitive) To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
3. (transitive) To bereave.

Synonyms

• bereave
• impoverish

Antonyms

• enrich

Derived terms

• depriver (agent noun)

Related terms

• deprivation
• private
• privation
• privy

Translations

References

Anagrams

• predive, prieved

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???d??n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???d??n/, /???j?n/
• Rhymes: -?d??n
• Hyphenation: gud?geon

Etymology 1

The noun is derived from Late Middle English gojoun [and other forms], from Old French gojon, goujon (“gudgeon”), from Late Latin g?bi?nem, the accusative of g?bi?, the ablative or dative singular of Latin g?bius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (k?biós, “fish of the gudgeon kind”), probably of Semitic origin. The English word is a doublet of goby and goujon.

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

gudgeon (plural gudgeons)

1. A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.

   Synonyms: goby, (Britain, dialectal) wapper
2. (Australia) Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.

   Synonym: sleeper goby
3. (figuratively, archaic) A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dupe, Thesaurus:idiot
4. (figuratively, archaic) Something used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure.

Hyponyms

• joso

Derived terms

• sea gudgeon (obsolete)

Translations

Verb

gudgeon (third-person singular simple present gudgeons, present participle gudgeoning, simple past and past participle gudgeoned)

1. (transitive, archaic) To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe.
2. (intransitive, archaic) To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English gojoun (“metal fitting with a ring at one end”) [and other forms], from Old French goujon (“dowel; pin”) [and other forms], from gouge (“gouge (tool)”) + -on (suffix forming diminutives). Gouge is derived from Late Latin gulbia, gubia (“chisel”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *gulb?, *gulb?nos (“beak, bill”).

Noun

gudgeon (plural gudgeons)

1. (also attributively) A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint.
2. (nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.

   Synonym: brace

Alternative forms

• (nautical): goodgeon (obsolete)

Derived terms

• gudgeon pin

Translations

References

Further reading

• gudgeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• gudgeon (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia