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reave
reave R0075000 (rēv)v. reaved also reft (rĕft), reav·ing, reaves Archaic v.tr.1. To seize and carry off forcibly.2. To deprive (one) of something; bereave.v.intr. To rob, plunder, or pillage.
[Middle English reven, to plunder, from Old English rēafian; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]reave (riːv) vb, reaves, reaving, reaved or reft (rɛft) 1. to carry off (property, prisoners, etc) by force2. (foll by: of) to deprive; strip. See also reive[Old English reāfian; related to Old High German roubōn to rob, Old Norse raufa to break open]
reave (riːv) vb, reaves, reaving, reaved or reft (rɛft) archaic to break or tear (something) apart; cleave[C13 reven, probably from reave1 and influenced in meaning by rive]reave1 (riv)
v.t. reaved reft, reav•ing. Archaic. to plunder; rob. [before 900; Middle English reven, Old English rēafian, c. Dutch roven, German rauben to rob] reave2 (riv)
v.t., v.i. reaved reft, reav•ing. Archaic. to rend; break; tear. [1550–60; appar. confusion of reave1 with rive] reave
Past participle: reaved/reft
Gerund: reaving
| Present |
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| I reave | | you reave | | he/she/it reaves | | we reave | | you reave | | they reave |
| Preterite |
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| I reaved/reft | | you reaved/reft | | he/she/it reaved/reft | | we reaved/reft | | you reaved/reft | | they reaved/reft |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am reaving | | you are reaving | | he/she/it is reaving | | we are reaving | | you are reaving | | they are reaving |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have reaved/reft | | you have reaved/reft | | he/she/it has reaved/reft | | we have reaved/reft | | you have reaved/reft | | they have reaved/reft |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was reaving | | you were reaving | | he/she/it was reaving | | we were reaving | | you were reaving | | they were reaving |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had reaved/reft | | you had reaved/reft | | he/she/it had reaved/reft | | we had reaved/reft | | you had reaved/reft | | they had reaved/reft |
| Future |
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| I will reave | | you will reave | | he/she/it will reave | | we will reave | | you will reave | | they will reave |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have reaved/reft | | you will have reaved/reft | | he/she/it will have reaved/reft | | we will have reaved/reft | | you will have reaved/reft | | they will have reaved/reft |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be reaving | | you will be reaving | | he/she/it will be reaving | | we will be reaving | | you will be reaving | | they will be reaving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been reaving | | you have been reaving | | he/she/it has been reaving | | we have been reaving | | you have been reaving | | they have been reaving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been reaving | | you will have been reaving | | he/she/it will have been reaving | | we will have been reaving | | you will have been reaving | | they will have been reaving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been reaving | | you had been reaving | | he/she/it had been reaving | | we had been reaving | | you had been reaving | | they had been reaving |
| Conditional |
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| I would reave | | you would reave | | he/she/it would reave | | we would reave | | you would reave | | they would reave |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have reaved/reft | | you would have reaved/reft | | he/she/it would have reaved/reft | | we would have reaved/reft | | you would have reaved/reft | | they would have reaved/reft |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | reave - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"despoil, foray, pillage, ransack, rifle, loot, plunder, striptake - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"deplume, displume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes |
Translations
reave
Synonyms for reaveverb steal goodsSynonyms- despoil
- foray
- pillage
- ransack
- rifle
- loot
- plunder
- strip
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