| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  r v |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: reaved or reft ( r ft), reav·ing, reaves
Archaic | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To seize and carry off forcibly. 2. To deprive (one) of something; bereave. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To rob, plunder, or pillage. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English reven, to plunder, from Old English rafian. See reup- in Appendix I.
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