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1. (v.t.) rive
to tear or rend apart.
2. rive
to split by striking; cleave.
3. rive
to harrow or distress (the feelings, heart, etc.).
4. rive
to split (wood) radially from a log.
5. (v.i.) rive
to become rent or split apart.
Etymology: (1225–75; < ON rīfa to tear. Cf. rift)
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1. (verb) rend, rip, rive, pull
tear or be torn violently
"The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
2. (verb) cleave, split, rive
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
"cleave the bone"
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1. (noun) rive
a place torn; a rent; a rift
2. (verb) rive
to rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles
3. (verb) rive
to be split or rent asunder
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