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Meaning of 'reave' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reave [ v. i.]
- To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]

Meaning of 'reave' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reave [ v]
Meaning (1):
- steal goods; take as spoils
Example in sentence:
  • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

Nearby Words:

reabsorb reabsorption reaccess reaccuse reach reachable reached reacher reaching reachless

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