bereave

To bereave is to take away, often as a result of death, or to leave someone feeling sad.

(verb)

See bereave in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to deprive or rob; dispossess: now usually in the pp. bereft: she was bereft of hope or happiness
to leave in a sad or lonely state, as by loss or death
Obsolete to take away by force

Origin: ME bireven < OE bereafian, to deprive, rob < be-, be- + reafian, akin to Ger rauben: see reave

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See bereave in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb be·reaved or be·reft (-rĕftˈ), be·reav·ing, be·reaves

To leave desolate or alone, especially by death: “Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved” (Alan Paton).
Archaic To take (something valuable or necessary), typically by force.

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Origin: Middle English bireven, to deprive

Origin: , from Old English berēafian; see reup- in Indo-European roots

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