bereave
Meaning of bereave
verb
- be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
she had recently been bereaved
those who counsel the bereaved
Old English berēafian (see be-, reave). The original sense was ‘deprive of’ in general.
Information about bereave
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of bereave
be-reave
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- bereave is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
bereave synonyms
Meaning prevent (a person or place) from having or using something:
Meaning deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions:
Meaning take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force:
Meaning deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions):
Meaning remove all coverings from:
Meaning make (a child) an orphan:
Meaning become a widow or widower; lose one's spouse through death:
Meaning feel intense sorrow:
Meaning feeling or showing grief:
Meaning express passionate grief about:
Meaning suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits:
Translation of bereave
Words that rhyme with bereave
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