Bereft

Bereft
Bereave Be*reave" (b[-e]*r[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved} (b[-e]*r[=e]vd"), {Bereft} (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere['a]fian. See {Be-}, and {Reave.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away. [1913 Webster]

Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell. [1913 Webster]

2. To take away from. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

All your interest in those territories Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. To take away. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Shall move you to bereave my life. --Marlowe. [1913 Webster]

Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and strength. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To dispossess; to divest. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • bereft of — not having (something that is needed, wanted, or expected) They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas. [=to be completely without new ideas] He was bereft of all hope. a man bereft of reason • • • Main Entry: ↑bereft …   Useful english dictionary

  • bereft — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (bereft of) deprived of; without. 2) lonely and abandoned. ORIGIN archaic past participle of BEREAVE(Cf. ↑bereavement) …   English terms dictionary

  • bereft — [bēreft′] vt. alt. pt. & pp. of BEREAVE adj. 1. deprived, robbed, or devoid, as of life, hope, or happiness 2. BEREAVED …   English World dictionary

  • Bereft — Be*reft (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ), imp. & p. p. of {Bereave}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bereft — index bankrupt, destitute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bereft of — index devoid, insufficient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bereft — late 14c., past tense of BEREAVE (Cf. bereave) (q.v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • bereft — [adj] lacking; missing beggared, bereaved, cut off, deprived, destitute, devoid, dispossessed, divested, fleeced, impoverished, left without, minus, naked, parted from, robbed, shorn, stripped, wanting, without; concepts 546,576 Ant. full, happy …   New thesaurus

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