reave /ɹiːv/ verb3 •(no longer used) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.And I for one am not convinced of the innocence of the model: it is as if we let a criminal make up the law as he or she ambles along, reaving right and left. — 1997 •(no longer used) To deprive (a person) of something through theft or violence. •(no longer used) To split, tear, break apart. formsrafte · reaved · reft · yraft · reaving · reaves