v. reaved also reft (rĕft), reav·ing, reaves Archaic v.tr. 1. To seize and carry off forcibly. 2. To deprive (one) of something; bereave. v.intr. To rob, plunder, or pillage. [Middle English reven, to plunder, from Old English rēafian; see reup- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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