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rive

[rahyv]

verb (used with object)

rived, rived, riven, riving. 
  1. to tear or rend apart.

    to rive meat from a bone.

  2. to separate by striking; split; cleave.

  3. to rend, harrow, or distress (the feelings, heart, etc.).

  4. to split (wood) radially from a log.



verb (used without object)

rived, rived, riven, riving. 
  1. to become rent or split apart.

    stones that rive easily.

rive

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. to split asunder

    a tree riven by lightning

  2. to tear apart

    riven to shreds

  3. archaicto break (the heart) or (of the heart) to be broken

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unrived adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rive1

1225–75; Middle English riven < Old Norse īڲ to tear, split. See rift
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rive1

C13: from Old Norse īڲ ; related to Old Frisian ī
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Lord Adebowale said he would not call the NHS racist, but instead believed it was riven with inequalities, particularly racial inequalities.

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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.

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Sheinbaum and her allies call the shake-up a necessary makeover of an ossified system riven with corruption and nepotism.

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These actions join a saga long in progress, culminating in an America riven by fundamentally disparate versions of the truth.

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He also warns against the "alarmist" tone of the debate on climate change, which he says is "riven with irrationality".

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