bereave

  • 11bereave — v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 101 …

    Oldest English Words

  • 12bereave — be·reave || bɪ riːv v. deprive; be deprived, suffer loss …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 13bereave — verb (be bereaved) be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death. Derivatives bereavement noun Origin OE berēafian (see be , reave) …

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  • 14bereave — v. a. 1. Deprive (of something that cannot be restored), dispossess, rob, divest, strip, despoil, spoil, take away from, make destitute of. 2. Deprive of friend or kindred, afflict with personal loss, render lorn …

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  • 15bereave — v deprive, dispossess, divest, rob, strip, despoil …

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  • 16bereave — be·reave …

    English syllables

  • 17bereave — be•reave [[t]bɪˈriv[/t]] v. t. reaved reft, reav•ing. 1) to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death: Illness bereaved them of their mother[/ex] 2) to deprive ruthlessly or by force: War bereft us of our home[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18bereave — /bəˈriv / (say buh reev), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (bereaved or bereft, bereaving) 1. (usually in passive) to deprive ruthlessly, especially of hope, joy, etc.: bereft of all their lands. 2. (usually in passive) to make desolate through loss,… …

  • 19bereave — see ROB …

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  • 20bereave — v.tr. (esp. as bereaved adj.) (foll. by of) deprive of a relation, friend, etc., esp. by death. Derivatives: bereavement n. Etymology: OE bereafian (as BE , REAVE) …

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