動(dòng)詞 reave:

1. steal goods; take as spoils
   同義詞：plunder, despoil, loot, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray

reave

v.（動(dòng)詞）
reaved 或 reft [rμft] reav.ing,reaves 【古語】
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To seize and carry off forcibly.
劫掠：用暴力奪取并帶走
To deprive (one) of something; bereave.
剝奪：奪去（某人）的某些東西；喪失
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To rob, plunder, or pillage.
搶劫，劫掠，掠奪

來源：
Middle English reven [to plunder]
中古英語 reven [搶劫，掠奪]
from Old English rôafian * see reup-
源自 古英語 rôafian *參見 reup-

reave
reave 2

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
reaved 或 reft [rμft] reav.ing,reaves 【古語】
To break or tear apart.
扯碎：敲開或撕裂

來源：
Middle English reven
中古英語 reven
possibly alteration influenced by reven [to plunder]
可能為 受 reven的影響 [搶劫]
of Old Norse rofa [to rive]
古斯堪的納維亞語 rofa的變化 [扯裂]