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berauben
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German berouben, from Old High German biroubon, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną; equivalent to be- + rauben. Cognate with Dutch beroven, English bereave, Danish berøve, Norwegian berøve, Swedish beröva.
Pronunciation
Verb
berauben (weak, third-person singular present beraubt, past tense beraubte, past participle beraubt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to rob [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘of something’]
- Synonyms: ausrauben, bestehlen
- Antonym: beschenken
- Als sie am Bahnhof wartete, wurde sie ihres Schmucks beraubt.
- As she waited at the train station, she was robbed of her jewelry.
- (transitive, also figurative) to deprive [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘of something’]
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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