Word: bereaves
To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.
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. Example: Death bereaved him of his wife.
To destroy life; cut off.
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