Meaning of bereave in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.

• To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.

• To deprive of power; prevent.

• To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

  Example: Death bereaved him of his wife.

• To destroy life; cut off.