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reave

/ˈɹiv/REEV
/ˈɹiv/REEV

Meaningrob or strip

Common meaning: take away by force, in literary use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishrēafian‘rob or strip’source
  2. Middle Englishreven‘rob’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsrob → take away by force, in literary usereave‘take away by force, in literary use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English rēafian ‘rob or strip’.

Source words

  • rēafian Old English · source word “rob or strip”

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