| 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 | ||