transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrēv ]
verb
( reaved or reft ˈreft ; reav·ing )
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. archaic
a.
(1) : rob , despoil
(2) : to deprive one of
b. : seize
2. archaic : to carry or tear away
• reav·er noun