transcription, транскрипция: [ bi-ˈrēv, bē- ]
transitive verb
( -reaved or be·reft -ˈreft ; -reav·ing )
Etymology: Middle English bereven, from Old English berēafian, from be- + rēafian to rob — more at reave
Date: before 12th century
1. : to deprive of something — usually used with of
madam, you have bereft me of all words — Shakespeare
2. : to take away (a valued or necessary possession) especially by force