Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toreave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
to-re-ave
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take away or remove completely.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English toreven, equivalent to to- + reave.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

toreaves (present, singular) toreaving (participle, present) toreft (participle, past) toreft (past) toreaved (participle, past) toreaved (past)

Questions

What does toreave mean?
To take away or remove completely.
Where does toreave come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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