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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bereave \Be*reave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved}, {Bereft};
p. pr & vb n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven AS bere['a]fian.
See {Be-}, and {Reave.}]
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bereave
v : deprive through death
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