лиша́ть — meaning in English
lishat
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English meaning
- bereave verb To take something away from someone forcibly.
- denude verb To take away everything covering something so that it is left completely bare.
- deprive verb To take something away from someone, or prevent them from having it.
- dispatch verb To send something or someone off promptly for a specific purpose.
- divest verb To take something away from someone, such as a right or privilege.
- rob verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.
Senses
лиша́ть is used for these senses in English:
- bereave (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
- denude To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- deprive (transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- dispatch (transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
- divest (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
- rob (transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
bereave — full definition
- verb To take something away from someone forcibly.
- verb To remove something by ruining or damaging it, or by force.
- verb To stop someone from having power, or to prevent something.
- verb To take from someone a person or thing that matters greatly to them.
denude — full definition
- verb To take away everything covering something so that it is left completely bare.
- verb To take away someone's belongings or money, leaving them with none.
- verb To wear away the outer layers of a mountain or similar landform through erosion, exposing the rock beneath.
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