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reave
(rēv)v. reaved also reft (rĕft), reav·ing, reaves Archaic
v.tr.
1. To seize and carry off forcibly.
2. To deprive (one) of something; bereave.
v.intr.
To rob, plunder, or pillage.
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reave
(riːv)vb, reaves, reaving, reaved or reft (rɛft)
1. to carry off (property, prisoners, etc) by force
2. (foll by: of) to deprive; strip. See also reive
[Old English reāfian; related to Old High German roubōn to rob, Old Norse raufa to break open]
reave
(riːv)vb, reaves, reaving, reaved or reft (rɛft)
archaic to break or tear (something) apart; cleave
[C13 reven, probably from reave1 and influenced in meaning by rive]
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reave1
(riv)v.t. reaved reft, reav•ing. Archaic.
to plunder; rob.
[before 900; Middle English reven, Old English rēafian, c. Dutch roven, German rauben to rob]
reave2
(riv)v.t., v.i. reaved reft, reav•ing.
Archaic. to rend; break; tear.
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reave
Past participle: reaved/reft
Gerund: reaving
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| Verb | 1. | reave - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
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