Crossword clues for bereaving
bereaving
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away.
Madam, you have bereft me of all words.
--Shak.Bereft of him who taught me how to sing.
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To take away from. [Obs.]
All your interest in those territories Is utterly bereft you; all is lost.
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To take away. [Obs.]
Shall move you to bereave my life.
--Marlowe.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.
Syn: To dispossess; to divest.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of bereave English)
Usage examples of "bereaving".
The same general laws that at times afflict us are in your neighborhood bereaving millions of their fathers, brothers, and sons and millions more of their food and their shelter.
But say That Death be not one stroak, as I suppos'd, Bereaving sense, but endless miserie From this day onward, which I feel begun Both in me, and without me, and so last To perpetuitie.
But say That death be not one stroke, as I supposed, Bereaving sense, but endless misery From this day onward.
However, this counts as a big sacrifice and in return Defy will magically grant all unspoken wishes the bereaving owner has.