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reave

1 syllable · also reft
verb
Quick answer

As a verb, reave means steal goods.

Meanings of reave

4 meanings

verb

  1. Steal goods; take as spoils

    “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”

    Similar: plunder, despoil, loot, strip, rifle, ransack
Older and rare meanings (3)

  1. archaicTo plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.

  2. archaicTo deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence.

  3. archaicTo split, tear, break apart.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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verb: steal goods; take as spoils
plunderdespoillootstriprifleransackpillageforay

Words that rhyme with reave

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leavebelievesteveevereceiveachievenaivesleeveretrieverelievedeceiveheavegrieveweaveperceiveconceive

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