Bereave /(bē̇*rēv")/

Be·reave

Bereave

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Bereaved; 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.
    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.
  3. To take away. [Obs.]
    Shall move you to bereave my life.