berauben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bereave verb To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- deprive verb To take something away from someone, or prevent them from having it.
- disappoint verb To make someone feel let down by failing to meet their hopes or expectations.
- divest verb To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
Senses
berauben is used for these senses in English:
- bereave (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
- deprive (transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- disappoint (transitive, dated) To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).
- divest (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
bereave — full definition
- verb To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- verb To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
- verb To deprive of power; prevent.
- verb To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.