Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
grieve (verb)transitive verb
1.
to cause to suffer - distress it grieves me to see him this way
2.
to feel or show over - grief grieving the death of her son
3.
intransitive verb
to submit a formal concerning - grievance grieve a dismissal to feel grief - sorrow
Christopher Murray - see Hugh macdiarmid
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
grieve (verb)to feel deep sadness or mental pain
SYNONIMS:
agonize, anguish, bleed, hurt, mourn, sorrow, sufferRELATED WORDS:
ache, long (for), pine (away), sigh, smart; rack, torment, torture; bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, rue; bawl, blubber, cry, groan, howl, keen, moan, sob, take on, wail, weep, yammer, yowl; languish; regretNEAR ANTONYMS:
beam, cheer, crow, delight, exult, glory, joy, laugh, ravish, rejoice, triumph; assure, cheer, comfort, commiserate, console, reassure, solace, soothe, sympathizeto feel or express sorrow for
SYNONIMS:
bemoan, bewail, deplore, grieve (for), mourn, wail (for)RELATED WORDS:
elegize; cry (for), keen, moan, weep; regret, rue; bawl, blubber, sob; agonize, bleed, hurt, sorrow, sufferNEAR ANTONYMS:
beam, cheer, grin, laugh, smile