bereave

verb5

1. •
   To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.

   • Madam, you have bereft me of all words, — 1596
2. •
   To deprive of power; prevent.
3. •
   To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

   • Death bereaved him of his wife.
   • The family has been recently bereaved.
4. •
   (rare) To destroy life; cut off.
5. •
   (no longer used) To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.

   • All your interest in those territories / Is utterly bereft you; all is lost. — 1591