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rive
[ rahyv ]
verb (used with object)
- to tear or rend apart:
to rive meat from a bone.
- to separate by striking; split; cleave.
- to rend, harrow, or distress (the feelings, heart, etc.).
- to split (wood) radially from a log.
verb (used without object)
- to become rent or split apart:
stones that rive easily.
rive
/ ɪ /
verb
- to split asunder
a tree riven by lightning
- to tear apart
riven to shreds
- archaic.to break (the heart) or (of the heart) to be broken
Other Word Forms
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of rive1
Example Sentences
“Milkman” expertly exposes the alienation and paranoia of living in a city already riven by violence and the banality of gendered harm when there has been a larger societal breakdown.
Toronto and Montreal — close neighbors — are riven by rivalries dating back to 18th century wars between England and France.
And behind the scenes XR was riven by furious debates about tactics.
Those subsequent parts demonstrated her box-office appeal as well as her ability to grippingly portray characters riven by trauma.
France is not alone in being riven and distracted by domestic political disputes.
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