reave
1to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
Origin of reave
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Other definitions for reave (2 of 2)
Archaic. to rend; break; tear.
Origin of reave
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How to use reave in a sentence
I am doing what I can to reave the heavens of these monsters.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollBut they try to reave from God, His part, who would be praised of men for good deeds.
The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises | Richard Rolle of HampoleNot forty Van Hupfeldts nor a legion of ghosts should reave him of those telling pieces of evidence!
The Late Tenant | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for reave (1 of 2)
/ (riːv) /
to carry off (property, prisoners, etc) by force
(tr foll by of) to deprive; strip: See also reive
Origin of reave
1British Dictionary definitions for reave (2 of 2)
/ (riːv) /
archaic to break or tear (something) apart; cleave
Origin of reave
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