reave

[ reev ]

/ riv /

verb (used with object), reaved or reft, reav·ing.Archaic.

to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.

Origin of reave

before 900; Middle English reven,Old English rēafian; cognate with German rauben,Dutch roven to rob

Words nearby reave

reast, reattribute, Réaum., Réaumur, Réaumur scale, reave, reawaken, reb, rebab, rebadge, rebar

Definition for reave (2 of 2)

reave²

[ reev ]

/ riv /

verb (used with or without object), reaved or reft, reav·ing.

Archaic. to rend; break; tear.

Origin of reave

1175–1225; Middle English; apparently special use of reave¹ (by association with rive)

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Example sentences from the Web for reave

Not forty Van Hupfeldts nor a legion of ghosts should reave him of those telling pieces of evidence!
The Late Tenant|Louis Tracy
But they try to reave from God, His part, who would be praised of men for good deeds.
The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises|Richard Rolle of Hampole
I am doing what I can to reave the heavens of these monsters.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for reave (1 of 2)

reave¹

/ (riːv) /

verb reaves, reaving, reaved or reft (rɛft) archaic

to carry off (property, prisoners, etc) by force

(tr foll by of) to deprive; stripSee also reive

Word Origin for reave

Old English reāfian; related to Old High German roubōn to rob, Old Norse raufa to break open

British Dictionary definitions for reave (2 of 2)

reave²

/ (riːv) /

verb reaves, reaving, reaved or reft (rɛft)

archaic to break or tear (something) apart; cleave

Word Origin for reave

C13 reven, probably from reave 1 and influenced in meaning by rive

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单词	reave
释义	reave ¹ [ reev ] / riv / verb (used with object), reaved or reft, reav·ing.Archaic. to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob. Origin of reave ¹ before 900; Middle English reven,Old English rēafian; cognate with German rauben,Dutch roven to rob Words nearby reave reast, reattribute, Réaum., Réaumur, Réaumur scale, reave, reawaken, reb, rebab, rebadge, rebar Definition for reave (2 of 2) reave² [ reev ] / riv / verb (used with or without object), reaved or reft, reav·ing. Archaic. to rend; break; tear. Origin of reave ² 1175–1225; Middle English; apparently special use of reave¹ (by association with rive) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reave Not forty Van Hupfeldts nor a legion of ghosts should reave him of those telling pieces of evidence! The Late Tenant\|Louis Tracy But they try to reave from God, His part, who would be praised of men for good deeds. The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises\|Richard Rolle of Hampole I am doing what I can to reave the heavens of these monsters. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12)\|Robert G. Ingersoll British Dictionary definitions for reave (1 of 2) reave¹ / (riːv) / verb reaves, reaving, reaved or reft (rɛft) archaic to carry off (property, prisoners, etc) by force (tr foll by of) to deprive; stripSee also reive Word Origin for reave Old English reāfian; related to Old High German roubōn to rob, Old Norse raufa to break open British Dictionary definitions for reave (2 of 2) reave² / (riːv) / verb reaves, reaving, reaved or reft (rɛft) archaic to break or tear (something) apart; cleave Word Origin for reave C13 reven, probably from reave 1 and influenced in meaning by rive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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