bereave meaning

Definition of bereave

1. deprive through death

   Type of: deprive

   Related forms: bereavement

How to pronounce bereave

bereave is pronounced /bɚˈiv/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with bereave

• leave
• receive
• relieve
• heave
• believe
• weave
• conceive
• eve
• deceive
• perceive
• naive
• cleave
• grieve
• sleeve
• achieve
• reprieve
• retrieve
• disbelieve
• interweave
• misperceive
• neve
• peeve
• reeve
• greave