Etymology

toreave

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Today it means: To take away or remove completely. Full definition →

Middle English toreven
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromtoreven
  2. English todaytoreave

From Middle English toreven, equivalent to to- + reave.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.