1. past tense and past participle of reave; to rob or plunder by force
Usage: archaic
2. to deprive someone of something valued, especially through death
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The bandits reaved the travelers of their gold.
• War had reaved the land of its young men.
• She was reaved of her beloved husband.
• The plague reaved many families of their children.
• Pirates reaved the coastal towns of their treasures.
• Death reaved him of his closest friend.