lišavati

1. (someone + gen.) to deprive
   Ovaj zakon lišava mnoge ljude prava na penziju. — This law deprives many people of the right to a pension.
   Stalni stres ga lišava sna. — Constant stress deprives him of sleep.
2. (lišavati se + gen.) to deny oneself; to go without
   Zašto se lišavaš slatkiša? — Why do you deny yourself sweets?
   Roditelji su se godinama lišavali svega zbog dece. — For years the parents went without everything for their children.

Construction: lišavati koga čega — the person in the accusative, the thing taken in the genitive.