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bereave vs deprive

deprive vs bereave

bereave and deprive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bereave No No Yes No
deprive No No Yes No
As verbs, deprive is a hypernym of bereave; that is, deprive is a word with a broader meaning than bereave:
  • bereave: deprive through death
  • deprive: take away possessions from someone
Other hypernyms of bereave include divest, strip.
bereave (verb) deprive (verb)
deprive through death take away
keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
take away possessions from someone
Difference between bereave and deprive

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