Reave
Pronunciation : Reave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reaved, Reft (
Part of Speech : or
Etymology : [AS. re?fian, from re?f spoil, plunder, clothing, re?fan to break (cf. bire?fan to deprive of); akin to G. rauben to rob, Icel. raufa to rob, rjufa to break, violate, Goth. bir?ubon to despoil, L. rumpere to break; cf. Skr. lup to break. sq. root114. Cf.
Definition : Defn: To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. "To reave his life." Spenser. He golden apples raft of the dragon. Chaucer. By privy stratagem my life at home. Chapman. To reave the orphan of his patrimony. Shak. The heaven caught and reft him of his tongue. Tennyson.
Raft ( (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Reaving.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913