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Be·reave v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bereaved Bereft p. pr. & vb. n. Bereaving.]
1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away.
Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak.
Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell.
2. To take away from. [Obs.]
All your interest in those territories
Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. --Shak.
3. To take away. [Obs.]
Shall move you to bereave my life. --Marlowe.
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.
Syn: -- To dispossess; to divest.
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bereaved
adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
[syn: bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a),
sorrowing(a)]