Reave — (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of); akin to G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reave — index hold up (rob), pillage, plunder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reave — (v.) O.E. reafian to rob something from someone, plunder, pillage, from P.Gmc. *raubjon (Cf. O.Fris. ravia, M.Du. roven, Du. rooven, O.H.G. roubon, Ger. rauben), from PIE *reup to snatch (see RAPID (Cf. rapid)). Related: Reaved; … Etymology dictionary
reave — be·reave; be·reave·ment; un·reave; reave; … English syllables
reave — I [[t]riv[/t]] v. t. reaved reft, reav•ing. archaic to plunder; rob • Etymology: bef. 900; ME reven, OE rēafian, c. D roven, G rauben to rob II reave [[t]riv[/t]] v. t. v. i. reaved reft, reav•ing archaic to rend; break; tear • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
reave — verb (reaved or reft; reaving) Etymology: Middle English reven, from Old English rēafian; akin to Old High German roubōn to rob, Latin rumpere to break Date: before 12th century intransitive verb plunder, rob transitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
reave — reave1 /reev/, v.t., reaved or reft, reaving. Archaic. to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob. [bef. 900; ME reven, OE reafian; c. G rauben, D roven to ROB] reave2 /reev/, v.t., v.i., reaved or reft, reaving … Universalium
reave — verb /riːv/ a) To plunder, pillage, rob. , 1985, Few of the chroniclers of Nero’s reign have been accurate when relating the situation that obtained between the Emperor and his mother from the time when, reft of her German and Pannonian guards,… … Wiktionary
reave — v. a. == carry away, despoil of. HD. 2590; pret. ‘rafte.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 31. ‘rewede.’ RG. 171, AS. reafian … Oldest English Words
reave — v. snatch something away from someone; bereave (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
reave — [ri:v] verb (past and past participle reft rɛft) archaic carry out raids; plunder. ↘rob (someone) of something by force. ↘steal (something). Derivatives reaver noun Origin OE rēafian, of Gmc origin, related to rob … English new terms dictionary
