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Bereave
see synonyms of bereaveVerb
1. bereave
deprive through death
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Bereave
see synonyms of bereaveverb (transitive)
1. (usually foll by of)
to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
2. obsolete
to remove by force
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Bereave
see synonyms of bereave verb transitiveWord forms: beˈreaved or beˈreft (bɪˈrɛft
; bireftˈ), beˈreaving
1.
to deprive or rob; dispossess
now usually in the pp. bereft she was bereft of hope or happiness
2.
to leave in a sad or lonely state, as by loss or death
3. Obsolete
to take away by force
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Bereave
see synonyms of bereavetr.v. be·reaved or be·reft (-rĕft), be·reav·ing, be·reaves
1. To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton).
2. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing): "He was subject to fits, which bereaved him ... of his senses" (David Hume).
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