bereave
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.be·reave
transitive verb \bi-ˈrēv, bē-\ be·reaved or be·reft\-ˈreft\ be·reav·ing
Definition of BEREAVE
1
: to deprive of something —usually used with of <madam, you have bereft me of all words — Shakespeare>
2
: to take away (a valued or necessary possession) especially by force
Examples of BEREAVE
- <news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding>
Origin of BEREAVE
Middle English bereven, from Old English berēafian, from be- + rēafian to rob — more at reave
First Known Use: before 12th century
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