Reaved

Reaved
Reave Reave (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re['a]fian, from re['a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re['o]fan to break (cf. bire['o]fan to deprive of); akin to G. rauben to rob, Icel. raufa to rob, rj[=u]fa to break, violate, Goth. bir['a]ub[=o]n to despoil, L. rumpere to break; cf. Skr. lup to break. [root]114. Cf. {Bereave}, {Rob}, v. t., {Robe}, {Rove}, v. i., {Rupture}.] To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. ``To reave his life.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

He golden apples raft of the dragon. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

If the wooers reave By privy stratagem my life at home. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

To reave the orphan of his patrimony. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The heathen caught and reft him of his tongue. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • be·reaved — /bıˈriːvd/ adj formal : sad because a family member or friend has recently died the bereaved parents/families of the victims the bereaved : a bereaved person or group of people The minister tried to comfort the bereaved …   Useful english dictionary

  • Unreaved — Un*reaved , a. [See {Un } not, and, for reaved, cf. {Rive}, and AS. re[ o]fan to break.] Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reave — reave1 /reev/, v.t., reaved or reft, reaving. Archaic. to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob. [bef. 900; ME reven, OE reafian; c. G rauben, D roven to ROB] reave2 /reev/, v.t., v.i., reaved or reft, reaving …   Universalium

  • bereaved, the — be|reaved, the [ bı rivd ] (plural the be|reaved) noun someone whose close friend or family member has recently died …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • reave — I [[t]riv[/t]] v. t. reaved reft, reav•ing. archaic to plunder; rob • Etymology: bef. 900; ME reven, OE rēafian, c. D roven, G rauben to rob II reave [[t]riv[/t]] v. t. v. i. reaved reft, reav•ing archaic to rend; break; tear • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • reave — I. /riv/ (say reev) verb (t) (reaved or reft, reaving) Obsolete to deprive forcibly, strip, or rob. {Middle English reve(n), Old English rēafian; doublet of rob} II. /riv/ (say reev) verb …  

  • bereaved — e*reaved (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), adj. mourning due to the death of a loved one. Syn: bereft, grief stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Raft — Reave Reave (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of);… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reave — (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of); akin to G.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reaving — Reave Reave (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of);… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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