Be-rēave', v. t.

[imp. & p. p. BEREAVED, BEREFT; p. pr. & sb. n. BEREAVING.] [be and reave, q. v.; A-S. bereáfian.] 1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip;—with of before the thing taken away. You have bereft me of all words. Shak. The heart bereft of the living originals. E. Everett. 2. To take away from. All your interest in those territories Is utterly bereft you. Shak. 3. To destroy; to take away. [Obs.] Shall move you to bereave my life. Marlowe.