berauben

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

• IPA^(key): /bəˈʀaʊ̯bn̩/

Verb

1. (transitive) to rob, to steal from

Synonyms

• ausrauben
• bestehlen

Antonyms

• beschenken

Derived terms

• Berauben
• Beraubung

Further reading

• “berauben” in Duden online
• berauben in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)