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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
bereft
    adj 1: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love [syn:
           bereft, lovelorn, unbeloved]
    2: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn:
       bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving,
       mourning(a), sorrowing(a)]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bereft \Be*reft"\ (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"),
   imp. & p. p. of Bereave.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bereave \Be*reave"\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Bereaved (b[-e]*r[=e]vd"), Bereft (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Bereaving.] [OE. bireven, AS. bere['a]fian.
   See Be-, and Reave.]
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   1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before
      the person or thing taken away.
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            Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak.
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            Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell.
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   2. To take away from. [Obs.]
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            All your interest in those territories
            Is utterly bereft you; all is lost.   --Shak.
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   3. To take away. [Obs.]
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            Shall move you to bereave my life.    --Marlowe.
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   Note: 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.
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   Syn: To dispossess; to divest.
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Thesaurus Results for Bereft:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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