bereave
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be·reave
(bĭ-rēv') 
tr.v., -reaved, or -reft (-rĕft'), -reav·ing, -reaves.
bereaver be·reav'er n.
tr.v., -reaved, or -reft (-rĕft'), -reav·ing, -reaves.
- To leave desolate or alone, especially by death: "Cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved" (Alan Paton).
- Archaic. To take (something valuable or necessary), typically by force.
[Middle English bireven, to deprive, from Old English berēafian.]
bereavement be·reave'ment n.bereaver be·reav'er n.
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Bereave
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - berøve, få til at miste
Nederlands (Dutch)
beroven, familielid etc. ontnemen (m.n. door dood)
Français (French)
v. tr. - endeuiller, déposséder de, ravir qch à qn
Deutsch (German)
v. - jemandem etwas nehmen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (απο)στερώ, απορφανίζω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - privar de
Русский (Russian)
отнять, лишить, оставить в одиночестве
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - privar, despojar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beröva, frånta
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
剥夺, 使失去
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 剝奪, 使失去
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 빼앗다, 을 잃다, 남기다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - から奪い去る, から奪う, 奪う
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) ثكل, أفجع
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - שלל, איבד, שיכל
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