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Definition of: reave
(rēv) v.t. reaved or reft, reav·ing Obs.
1. To carry off as spoil or booty; rape; rob; plunder.
2. To deprive of something; bereave.
3. To tear up or apart; unravel; pull down; strip. [OE rēafian rob]
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