REAVE


Meaning of REAVE in English

[ ri:v ]

■ verb ( past and past participle reft rɛft ) archaic carry out raids; plunder.

↘rob (someone) of something by force.

↘steal (something).

Derivatives

~r noun

Origin

OE rēafian , of Gmc origin, related to rob .

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