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Meaning and definition for "bereave" word

[verb] deprive through death
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\Be*reave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved}, {Bereft}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere['a]fian. See {Be-}, and {Reave.}] 1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away. Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak. Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell. 2. To take away from. [Obs.] All your interest in those territories Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. --Shak. 3. To take away. [Obs.] Shall move you to bereave my life. --Marlowe. Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and strength. Syn: To dispossess; to divest.

See also: deprive | divest | strip |

Related terms: abridge, bleed, curtail, cut off, deprive, deprive of, disentitle, disinherit, dispossess, divest, drain, ease one of, leave, leave behind, lighten one of, lose, milk, mine, orphan, oust, rob, strip, take away from, take from, tap, widow

The fun area, different aproach to word »bereave«

Let's analyse "bereave" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Four vowels. 57.1% of vowels is 18.5% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EVAEREB. Average typing speed for these characters is 1930 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -... . .-. . .- ...- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: bereave: 5 + 5 + 1 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: bereave: 2 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 5 = 31, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1) 2 High Priestess Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (3) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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