bereave

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de priver quelqu'un d'un être cher par la mort, ou de retirer quelque chose de précieux ou de cher.

A verb used to indicate the act of depriving someone of a loved one through death, or of taking away something valuable or cherished.

verbe irrégulier

1. Deprive of a loved oneC1formal

   To be deprived of a close relative or friend through their death.

   Priver d'un être cher

   • The accident bereaved the family of their youngest son.
   • She was bereaved of her husband last year.
   • Many families were bereaved by the war.

2. Deprive of something valuableC2formal

   To take away something important or cherished from someone.

   priver de quelque chose de précieux

   • The scandal bereaved him of his reputation.
   • The storm bereaved the village of its crops.
   • His illness bereaved him of the ability to walk.

   Synonymesdenydeprivedespoildispossessdivestrelieverobstriptake away

   Antonymesbestowendowgrantprovide