Bereave vs Bereaved - What's the difference?
bereave | bereaved |
To deprive by or as if by violence; rob; strip.
To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
To deprive of power; prevent.
To take away someone or something important or close; deprive.
(rare) To destroy life; cut off.
As verbs the difference between bereave and bereaved
is that bereave is to deprive by or as if by violence; rob; strip while bereaved is (bereave).As an adjective bereaved is
having suffered the death of a loved one.bereave
English
Verb
- Death bereaved him of his wife.
- The castaways were bereft of hope.