Reave — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

steal goods; take as spoils

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiːv/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈiːv/.

Examples

During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rifle foray pillage despoil strip ransack plunder loot

Parts of Speech

verb	steal goods; take as spoils “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”

Word Forms

plunderer	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
plunder	noun	goods or money obtained illegally
plundering	noun	the act of stealing valuable things from a place
despoilment	noun	the act of stripping and taking by force
despoliation	noun	the act of stripping and taking by force
despoiler	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
looter	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
loot	noun	goods or money obtained illegally
looting	noun	plundering during riots or in wartime
pillage	noun	goods or money obtained illegally
pillager	noun	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
pillaging	noun	the act of stealing valuable things from a place

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

revivre

voler des marchandises ; prendre comme butin

🇪🇸Spanish

privar

robar bienes; tomar como botín

🇮🇹Italian

razziare

rubare beni; prendere come bottino

🇳🇱Dutch

ophalen

goederen stelen; nemen als buit

🇵🇹Portuguese

recuperar

roubar mercadorias; tome como despojo

🇷🇺Russian

похищать

воровать товары; взять в качестве добычи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपहरण करना

सामान चुराना; लूट के रूप में ले लो

🇧🇩Bengali

কাটা

পণ্য চুরি; লুণ্ঠন হিসাবে গ্রহণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெட்டவும்

பொருட்களை திருட; கெட்டுப்போக வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోయండి

వస్తువులను దొంగిలించడం; పాడుగా తీసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

काढणे

वस्तू चोरणे; लूट म्हणून घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાપવું

માલ ચોરી; બગાડ તરીકે લો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊರೆಯಿರಿ

ಸರಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಕದಿಯಿರಿ; ಹಾಳಾಗುವಂತೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെട്ടിയെടുക്കുക

സാധനങ്ങൾ മോഷ്ടിക്കുക; കൊള്ളയായി എടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੀਵ

ਸਾਮਾਨ ਚੋਰੀ; ਲੁੱਟ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਲੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھیرنا

سامان چوری؛ غنیمت کے طور پر لے لو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偷

偷窃货物；当作战利品

🇯🇵Japanese

残す

商品を盗む。戦利品として取る

🇰🇷Korean

빼앗다

물건을 훔치다; 전리품으로 가져가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cắt lại

ăn trộm hàng hóa; lấy làm chiến lợi phẩm

🇹🇭Thai

รีฟ

ขโมยสินค้า ถือเป็นของริบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memecahkan

mencuri barang; ambil sebagai rampasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ريفي

سرقة البضائع؛ تأخذ كغنائم

🇮🇷Persian

برداشتن

سرقت کالا؛ به عنوان غنیمت گرفتن

🇹🇷Turkish

yağmalamak

mal çalmak; ganimet olarak almak

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The primary meaning of 'reave' is 'steal goods; take as spoils'.

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