bereave

Meanings

Verb

deprive through death
To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
To deprive of power; prevent.
To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
To destroy life; cut off.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bireven, from Old English berēafian (“to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil”), from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną, and Old English berēofan (“to bereave, deprive, rob of”); both equivalent to be- + reave. Cognate with Dutch beroven (“to rob, deprive, bereave”), German berauben (“to deprive, rob, bereave”), Danish berøve (“to deprive of”), Norwegian berøve (“to deprive”), Swedish beröva (“to rob”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn).

Scrabble Score: 12

bereave is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bereave is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bereave is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bereave is a valid Words With Friends word