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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
archaicto break (the heart) or (of the heart) to be broken
Other 51Թ Forms
- unrived adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rive1
Example Sentences
Lord Adebowale said he would not call the NHS racist, but instead believed it was riven with inequalities, particularly racial inequalities.
After a school year riven by the Palisades fire, which badly damaged their high school, students said they were honored to relocate their graduation to the Hollywood Bowl.
Sheinbaum and her allies call the shake-up a necessary makeover of an ossified system riven with corruption and nepotism.
These actions join a saga long in progress, culminating in an America riven by fundamentally disparate versions of the truth.
He also warns against the "alarmist" tone of the debate on climate change, which he says is "riven with irrationality".
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