bereft

  • 41bereft of reason — mental incompetency; want of capacity to reason …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 42be bereft of — index lack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 43Bereave — Be*reave (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved} (b[ e]*r[=e]vd ), {Bereft} (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[ a]fian. See {Be }, and {Reave.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To make destitute; to deprive; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 44Bereaved — Bereave Be*reave (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved} (b[ e]*r[=e]vd ), {Bereft} (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[ a]fian. See {Be }, and {Reave.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To make destitute; to deprive;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45Bereaving — Bereave Be*reave (b[ e]*r[=e]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bereaved} (b[ e]*r[=e]vd ), {Bereft} (b[ e]*r[e^]ft ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere[ a]fian. See {Be }, and {Reave.}] [1913 Webster] 1. To make destitute; to deprive;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 46bereaved — bereaved, bereft The verb bereave, meaning ‘to deprive (someone)’, is normally used in the passive. When the meaning refers in general ways to possessions, feelings, etc., the past participle is bereft: • Without her, he felt bereft as a child at …

    Modern English usage

  • 47be·reft — /bıˈrɛft/ adj : sad because a family member or friend has died the young soldier s bereft [=(more commonly) bereaved] mother bereft of : not having (something that is needed, wanted, or expected) They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas.… …

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  • 48Tim Daly — Infobox actor name = Timothy Daly imagesize = 150px birthdate = birth date and age|1956|3|1 birthplace = New York City, New York, U.S. nationality = American occupation = Film, TV and theatre actor, producer, director spouse = Amy Van Nostrand… …

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  • 49be|reav´er — be|reave «bih REEV», transitive verb, reaved or reft, reav|ing. 1. to leave desolate and alone; deprive: »The children were bereaved by the death of their father. 2. to deprive ruthlessly; rob: »The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue …

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  • 50be|reave — «bih REEV», transitive verb, reaved or reft, reav|ing. 1. to leave desolate and alone; deprive: »The children were bereaved by the death of their father. 2. to deprive ruthlessly; rob: »The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane… …

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