Found 3 items, similar to Bereaving.
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Definition: bereave
bereave
v : deprive through death
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Definition: Bereaving
Bereave
\Be*reave"\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bereaved (b[-e]*r[=e]vd"),
Bereft (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"); p.
pr. & vb. n.
Bereaving.] [OE. bireven, AS. bere['a]fian.
See
Be-, and
Reave.]
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1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before
the person or thing taken away.
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Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak.
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Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell.
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2. To take away from. [Obs.]
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All your interest in those territories
Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. --Shak.
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3. To take away. [Obs.]
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Shall move you to bereave my life. --Marlowe.
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Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in
reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or
bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and
strength.
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Syn: To dispossess; to divest.
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