toreave

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verb

To take away or remove completely.

OriginMiddle English toreven →
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Meanings

verbtoreave (third-person singular simple present toreaves, present participle toreaving, simple past and past participle toreft or toreaved)

present singular third person toreaves · participle present toreaving · participle past toreft · past toreft · participle past toreaved · past toreaved

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo take away or remove completely.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtoreven
  2. Englishtoreave

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

toreave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toreave

MLA

“toreave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toreave. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toreave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toreave.

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