English verb: reave | |||
1. | reave (possession) steal goods; take as spoils | ||
Samples | During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners. | ||
Synonyms | despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rifle, strip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deplume, displume | ||