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Main Entry:: rive
Pronunciation:: \ˈrīv\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: rived \ˈrīvd\ ; riv·en \ˈri-vən\ also rived; riv·ing \ˈrī-viŋ\
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old Norse rīfa; akin to Greek ereipein to tear down
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1 a: to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces : rend b: to split with force or violence <lightning rived the tree>2 a: to divide into pieces : shatter <nations riven by civil war> b: fractureintransitive verb: to become split : crack

synonyms see tear

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