Definitions from Wiktionary (bereave)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
▸ verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To deprive of power; prevent.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, rare) To destroy life; cut off.
▸ Also see bereave

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