verb
bereave
Bereave (verb) means to take something away from someone forcibly.
verb
1
To take something away from someone forcibly.
2
To remove something by ruining or damaging it, or by force.
3
To stop someone from having power, or to prevent something.
4
To take from someone a person or thing that matters greatly to them.
"The family has been recently bereaved."
"Death bereaved him of his wife."
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bireven, from Old English berēafian (“to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil”), from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną, and Old English berēofan (“to bereave, deprive, rob of”); both equivalent to be- + reave. Cognate with Dutch beroven (“to rob, deprive, bereave”), German berauben (“to deprive, rob, bereave”), Danish berøve (“to deprive of”), Norwegian berøve (“to deprive”), Swedish beröva (“to rob”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn).
Rhymes for bereave
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What is the meaning of bereave?
"bereave" (verb) means to take something away from someone forcibly.
What are the different meanings of bereave?
"bereave" has 3 main meanings: 1. To take something away from someone forcibly; 2. To remove something by ruining or damaging it, or by force; 3. To stop someone from having power, or to prevent something.
