v. t.
Madam, you have bereft me of all words. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. Tickell. [ 1913 Webster ]
All your interest in those territories
Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shall move you to bereave my life. Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and strength. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. mourning due to the death of a loved one.
n. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who bereaves. [ 1913 Webster ]