bereave
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Is bereave a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of bereave?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.Examples: "Madam, you have bereft me of all words,"; "bereft of him who taught me how to sing"transitive
2. (transitive, obsolete) To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.Examples: "All your interest in those territories / Is utterly bereft you; all is lost."; "[…] shall move you to bereave my life."obsoletetransitive
3. (transitive) To deprive of power; prevent.transitive
4. (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.Examples: "Death bereaved him of his wife."; "The family has been recently bereaved."; "The castaways were bereft of hope."transitive
5. (intransitive, rare) To destroy life; cut off.intransitiverare
Definition source: Wiktionary