to rive
- verb
- /raɪv/
- 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
792
1.7
To tear quickly and forcefully
452
1.3
To break something into two or more parts
98
3.0
To pull something off quickly until it rips
92
6.8
To break open suddenly and violently
77
4.8
To pull something out with force
66
1.9
To cut something into smaller pieces by sharp blows again and again with a knife or axe
48
2.8
To tear something into small pieces
39
3.2
To break something into pieces by hand
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4.5
To pull something off quickly with force
20
3.9
To break into many small, sharp pieces like wood or glass
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8.0
To cut something in two using a sharp tool like an axe
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8.7
To pull something apart with great force
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3.5
To come off a larger thing, often because of force or damage
6
9.0
To divide something into parts, often breaking a company or country
1
9.9
To tear something away suddenly by force
1
9.9
Pull something away suddenly with great force
To tear something into separate parts, usually by force
Antonyms
Compounds
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8.1
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.