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bereaver
be·reave B0197300 (bĭ-rēv′)tr.v. be·reaved or be·reft (-rĕft′), be·reav·ing, be·reaves 1. To take a loved one from (a person), especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton).2. To take something valuable or necessary from (a person or thing): "He was subject to fits, which bereaved him ... of his senses" (David Hume). [Middle English bireven, to deprive, from Old English berēafian; see reup- in Indo-European roots.] be·reave′ment n.be·reav′er n.bereaver (bɪˈriːvə) na person who bereavesThesaurusSeebereave |