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reave (v.)

Old English reafian "to rob (something from someone), plunder, pillage," from Proto-Germanic *raubōjanan (source also of Old Frisian ravia, Middle Dutch roven, Dutch rooven, Old High German roubon, German rauben), from PIE *runp- "to break" (see corrupt (adj.)). Related: Reaved; reaving.

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Definitions of reave from WordNet

reave (v.)
steal goods; take as spoils;
Synonyms: plunder / despoil / loot / strip / rifle / ransack / pillage / foray
From wordnet.princeton.edu