Shall move you to bereave my life.
Marlowe.
The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and strength.
Syn. -- To dispossess; to divest.
Be*reave"ment (&?;), n. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.
Be*reav"er (&?;), n. One who bereaves.
Be*reft" (b*rft"), imp. & p. p. of Bereave.
Be*ret"ta (&?;), n. Same as Berretta.
Berg (&?;), n. [√95. See Barrow hill, and cf. Iceberg.] A large mass or hill, as of ice.
Glittering bergs of ice.
Tennyson.
Ber"ga*mot (br"g*mt), n. [F. bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg armdi a lord's pear.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit. (b) A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).