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Bereave

Definition:

To deprive or be deprived of someone through death.

Sample Sentences:

As a verb (transitive):

1. The sudden loss of her husband bereaved her of all joy in life.

2. The accident bereaved the family of their youngest child.

As a verb (intransitive):

1. She has been bereaved for three years and is still struggling to cope.

2. The grieving parents are slowly healing from being bereaved.

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