English dictionary

reave

/r/i/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

steal goods; take as spoils

verb.possession

Synonyms despoil foray loot pillage plunder ransack rifle strip

Source: WordNet 3.0
To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]

verb

Source: webster1913