reave
8 synonyms for reave, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To steal or carry off goods, often violently.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English reven, which developed from Old English rēafian, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn. Its Germanic cognates include West Frisian rave, Old English rēaf (“spoils, booty”) and the Old English past participle rofen (“torn, broken”), as well as Norwegian rjuva, German rauben, Danish røve,...
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