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   Reave

   /rēv/

   

   verb

   • 1. carry out raids in order to plunder: archaic "the strong could reave and steal"
   • ▪ rob (a person or place) of something by force: archaic "reft of a crown, he yet may share the feast"
   • ▪ steal (something). archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishrēafian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch roven, German rauben, also to rob. See also reive.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reaver noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • E

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