English → Latin
“bereave” in Latin
spoliōto strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing, uncover, bare, unclothe; to strip, deprive or rob of arms or equipmentdēspoliōto rob, plunder or despoilexspoliōto spoil, pillage or plunder
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bereave
privare aliquem aliqua re; spoliare (and, more strongly, despoliare, exspoliare) aliquem or aliquid, or aliquem re; eripere alicui aliquid; detrahere alicui aliquid or (more rarely) aliquid de aliquo; orbare aliquem aliqua, re (of something dear; of children; so, also, of hope, etc.); multare aliquem re (as a punishment). Bereft, orbus, orbatus, etc.: of his children, liberis orbatus: of understanding, mente captus: of hope, spe orbatus: wholly, spe dejectus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bereave?
- The usual Latin words for “bereave” are spoliō, dēspoliō, exspoliō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.