No. 4,477 in Japanese
奪う
"奪う" means "to snatch" or "to take away."
In a sentence
彼はその人からバッグを奪った。
He snatched the bag from the person.
奪う is used in the sense of forcefully taking something away from someone.
自然災害が彼の家族からすべてを奪った。
The natural disaster took everything from his family.
奪う is leveraged to indicate the devastating effect of taking away everything by force or by uncontrollable circumstance.
その美しい景色は私の心を奪った。
The beautiful scenery captivated my heart.
奪う is figuratively employed here to signify being captivated or deeply impressed.
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