(transitive) To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip; to benim.

(transitive, obsolete) To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.

(transitive) To deprive of power; prevent.

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

(intransitive, rare) To destroy life; cut off.