REAVE


Meaning of REAVE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.