reave (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *reave*:
VERB	possession	reave, plunder, despoil, loot, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray	steal goods

reave > pronunciation
Sounds	riy'v
Rhymes	achieve ... weave: 34 rhymes with iyv...

English > *reave*: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaning	steal goods; take as spoils.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	plunder, despoil, loot, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
Narrower	deplume, displume	strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
Broader	take	Take by force
Spanish	despojar, desvalijar, expoliar, pillar, saquear
Catalan	desvalisar, espoliar, expilar, saquejar

HyperDic: reave