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bereave in Portuguese

bereave in Portuguese is espoliar — bereave means to take something away from someone forcibly.

bereave in Portuguese

espoliar
verb
(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

What does "bereave" mean?

  1. verb To take something away from someone forcibly.
  2. verb To remove something by ruining or damaging it, or by force.
  3. verb To stop someone from having power, or to prevent something.
  4. verb To take from someone a person or thing that matters greatly to them.
    "The family has been recently bereaved."
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bereave in a sentence

  • The family has been recently bereaved.
  • Death bereaved him of his wife.

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What is "bereave" in Portuguese?
"bereave" in Portuguese is espoliar. bereave means: To take something away from someone forcibly.
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