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bereave

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be·reave  (b-rv)
tr.v. be·reaved or be·reft (-rft), be·reav·ing, be·reaves
1. To leave desolate or alone, especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton).
2. Archaic To take (something valuable or necessary), typically by force.

[Middle English bireven, to deprive, from Old English berafian; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

be·reavement n.
be·reaver n.

bereave [bɪˈriːv]
vb (tr)
1. (usually foll by of) to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
2. Obsolete to remove by force See also bereft
[Old English bereafian; see reave1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.bereave - deprive through death
deprive, divest, strip - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
Translations
bereave [bɪˈriːv] (bereft (pt, pp)) VTprivar (of de)
bereave
vt
pret, ptp <bereft> (liter, = deprive) → berauben (geh) (→ of +gen)
pret, ptp <bereaved> (= cause loss by death: illness) (→ jdm jdn) → rauben (geh), → nehmen; he was bereaved of his sonsein Sohn ist ihm genommen worden (geh)


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What we love that we have, but by desire we bereave ourselves of the love.
Forsake me not thus, ADAM, witness Heav'n What love sincere, and reverence in my heart I beare thee, and unweeting have offended, Unhappilie deceav'd; thy suppliant I beg, and clasp thy knees; bereave me not, Whereon I live, thy gentle looks, thy aid, Thy counsel in this uttermost distress, My onely strength and stay: forlorn of thee, Whither shall I betake me, where subsist?
 
 
 
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