Definition of bereave Bereave
/bɚiˈv/ - [bereev] - be•reave
We found 12 definitions of bereave from 6 different sources.
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What does bereave mean?
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- bereave (Verb)
To deprive by or as if by violence; rob; strip. - bereave (Verb)
To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence. - bereave (Verb)
To deprive of power; prevent. - bereave (Verb)
To take away someone or something important or close; deprive. - bereave (Verb)
To destroy life; cut off .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bereave (v. t.)
To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away. - bereave (v. t.)
To take away from. - bereave (v. t.)
To take away.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bereave
To take away someone or something important or close.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bereave
be-rēv′, v.t. to rob a person of anything valued: to leave destitute:—pa.t. and pa.p. bereaved′—the latter also Bereft′.—adj. Bereaved′, robbed by death of some dear relative or friend.—n. Bereave′ment, the fact or state of being so bereaved. [A.S. beréafian, to plunder. See Reave.]
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🔤- bereave, verb, present, 1st person singular of bereave (infinitive).
- bereave, verb (infinitive).
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