to rive
- verb
- /raɪv/
:
rasgar
- With a swift motion, she rived the cardboard box open to retrieve its contents.
Examples
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The storm was so strong that it rived several trees apart in the park.
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A bolt of lightning rived the old oak tree in the storm.
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Centuries of conflict have riven the nation.
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The powerful axe rived the log into two pieces.
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Don't rive your toys apart!
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The storm rived the old oak tree in half.
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The carpenter used a sharp blade to rive the wood into two pieces for the new table.
Synonyms
646
1.7
To tear quickly and forcefully
513
1.3
To break something into two or more parts
95
6.8
To break open suddenly and violently
56
1.9
To cut something into smaller pieces by sharp blows again and again with a knife or axe
24
4.8
To pull something out with force
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3.2
To break something into pieces by hand
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3.9
To break into many small, sharp pieces like wood or glass
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3.0
To pull something off quickly until it rips
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8.7
To pull something apart with great force
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9.0
To divide something into parts, often breaking a company or country
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8.0
To cut something in two using a sharp tool like an axe
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2.8
To tear something into small pieces
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4.5
To pull something off quickly with force
2
3.5
To come off a larger thing, often because of force or damage
1
9.9
To tear something away suddenly by force
To tear something into separate parts, usually by force
Pull something away suddenly with great force
Antonyms
Compounds
The south bank of the Seine in Paris where cafes, bookshops, artists, and students gather
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rive comes from an old English word rīfan meaning 'to tear', and you can see the same root in the word rift, which means 'a split'. So, to rive something is to force it apart or split it, often with a sharp tool.