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rive

[ rahyv ]

verb (used with object)

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

    stones that rive easily.

rive

/ °ù²¹Éª±¹ /

verb

  1. to split asunder

    a tree riven by lightning

  2. to tear apart

    riven to shreds

  3. archaic.
    to 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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rive1

1225–75; Middle English riven < Old Norse °ùÄ«´Ú²¹ to tear, split. See rift
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rive1

C13: from Old Norse °ùÄ«´Ú²¹ ; related to Old Frisian °ùÄ«±¹²¹
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And behind the scenes XR was riven by furious debates about tactics.

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Those subsequent parts demonstrated her box-office appeal as well as her ability to grippingly portray characters riven by trauma.

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France is not alone in being riven and distracted by domestic political disputes.

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While Rome was riven by “internecine strife†and Britain ran its empire on a shoestring budget, the U.S. was “constitutionally stable†with “an enormous industrial base.â€

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But the club has also been riven by bitter arguments over its core mission.

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