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-den mahrum bırakmak means to deprive

Censorship deprives people of knowledge of what is happening.
New mothers and fathers are often sleep-deprived.
People drink coffee to overcome sleep deprivation.
Chopping down the forest will deprive the people of fresh air and clean water.
Destruction of natural habitat will deprive the animals of their homes.
Prisons deprive people of their liberty.

-den almak means to take something away.
-den mahrum kalmak means to lack something.
-den mahrum bırakmak means to be deprived of something.

They took away my freedom.
Özgürlüğümü elimden aldılar.
I was deprived of liberty.
Özgürlükten mahrum kaldım.
I was deprived of meat.
Etten mahrum bırakıldım.
I was deprived of sleep.
Uykudan mahrum kaldım.