Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To make destitute; to deprive; to take away; as, the accident bereaved them of their father\.2. (v. t.) To take away from. 3. (v. t.) To take away. Thesaurus abridge bleed curtail cut off deprive deprive of disentitle disinherit dispossess divest drain ease one of leave leave behind lighten one of lose milk mine orphan oust rob strip take away from take from tap widow |