reave

/ri:v/
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reave

The earthquake survivors reave supplies from the abandoned supermarket.

Definition

Verb (transitive, intransitive; past tense and past participle: reft or reaved) 1. To plunder, rob, or carry away by force; to take something away violently. This is the core meaning, describing an act of forceful seizure, often in the context of war, raiding, or destruction. 2. To deprive someone of something; to strip away. This sense focuses on the act of removal, leaving the subject bereft or lacking.

Usage
  • As a transitive verb, it is used with a direct object (what is taken) and often a prepositional phrase (from whom/where it is taken).
    • The invaders sought to reave the village of its treasures.
    • The storm reft the trees of their branches.
  • As an intransitive verb, it can be used with the preposition "on" or "upon" to mean "to carry out a raid."
    • The bandits would reave upon the coastal settlements.
Examples
  • Verb (Transitive):
    • The marauding army reaved the countryside, leaving nothing of value behind.
    • Grief had reft her of all joy.
    • He was reft of his inheritance by a deceitful cousin.
  • Verb (Intransitive):
    • In the old tales, dragons would reave upon the kingdom.
Advanced Usage
  • "To reave someone of something": This is a common construction emphasizing the deprivation caused by the act of taking.
    • The scandal reft the politician of his reputation.
  • The past participle "reft" is frequently used as an adjective meaning "bereft," "torn apart," or "stripped."
    • They stood among the reft ruins of the castle.
    • She felt reft and alone after the loss.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bereave (verb): To be deprived of a loved one through death. This is the most common modern descendant of "reave."
    • The accident bereaved her of her husband.
  • Bereft (adjective): Deprived of or lacking something, especially a non-material thing.
    • He was bereft of hope.
  • Reaver (noun, archaic): One who reaves; a plunderer, a raider.
    • The reavers came from across the sea.
Synonyms
  • Plunder: To steal goods from a place, typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.
  • Despoil: To strip of possessions and things of value; to rob of something valuable.
  • Pillage: To rob a place using violence, especially in war.
  • Strip: To remove all coverings or possessions from.
Phrasal Verbs
  • Reave from: To take something away from someone or something by force. (This is the standard prepositional use rather than a distinct phrasal verb).
    • They reaved the gold from the temple's altar.
Notes
  • Register: The word "reave" is now primarily archaic or literary. It is rarely used in everyday modern English but appears in historical texts, poetry, and fantasy literature to evoke a sense of antiquity or violent seizure.
  • The modern, more commonly used word with a related meaning is "bereave," though its usage is almost exclusively related to loss through death.
reave

The earthquake survivors reave supplies from the abandoned supermarket.

Verb
  1. steal goods; take as spoils
    • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

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