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Be reft

[bih-reft]

be·reft

[bih-reft]
verb
1.
a simple past tense and past participle of bereave.
adjective
2.
deprived: They are bereft of their senses. He is bereft of all happiness.

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Be reft is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1525–35; be- + reft
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be·reave

[bih-reev]
verb (used with object), be·reaved or be·reft, be·reav·ing.
1.
to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
2.
to deprive ruthlessly or by force (usually followed by of): The war bereaved them of their home.
3.
Obsolete. to take away by violence.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English bereven, Old English berēafian; cognate with Dutch berooven, German berauben, Gothic biraubōn. See be-, reave1

be·reave·ment, noun
be·reav·er, noun
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