bereave Copy link • bereave: orbo, 1: he was bereft of his son, filio orbatus est, Cic.. to be b.d of a friend, amico orbari, Cic.: you bereft Italy of its youth, orbabas Italiam juventute, Cic.: the forum despoiled and bereft of a learned voice, forum voce erudita spoliatum atque orbatum, Cic.: v. to deprive.