reave (rēv)
transitive verb reaved or reft, reaving reav′·ing
Etymology: ME reven < OE reafian, akin to Ger rauben, to rob
Etymology: ME reven, altered (by assoc. with reven: see reave) < ON rifa, to tear < IE *reip-, var. of base *rei- > L rima, a crack
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