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(rĕnd) 
v., rent (rĕnt), or rend·ed, rend·ing, rends. v.tr.
To become torn or split; come apart.
v., rent (rĕnt), or rend·ed, rend·ing, rends. v.tr.
- To tear or split apart or into pieces violently. See synonyms at tear1.
- To tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage.
- To tear away forcibly; wrest.
- To pull, split, or divide as if by tearing: "Chip was rent between the impulse to laugh wildly and a bitterness that threatened hot tears" (Louis Auchincloss).
- To pierce or disturb with sound: a scream rent the silence.
- To cause pain or distress to: tales that rend the heart.
To become torn or split; come apart.
[Middle English renden, from Old English rendan.]
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verb
- To separate or pull apart by force: rip, rive, run, split, tear1. See assemble/disassemble, help/harm/harmless.
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IN BRIEF: To tear or split apart with force. Also: To pierce with sound.
Nature chose for a tool, not the earthquake or lightning to rend and split asunder, not the stormy torrent or eroding rain, but the tender snow-flowers noiselessly falling through unnumbered centuries.
— John Muir (1838-1914)
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Rend
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rive, flå, gennemskære, flænge, sønderrive
v. intr. - splitte
Nederlands (Dutch)
(af-/weg)scheuren, verbreken, verdelen, verdeeld worden, emotioneel kwetsen
Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit, fig) déchirer
v. intr. - (lit, fig) déchirer
Deutsch (German)
v. - reißen, zerreißen, spalten
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (κατα)σχίζω/-ομαι, ξεσχίζω/-ομαι, σπαράσσω/-ομαι, αποσχίζω/-ομαι, αποσπώ/-ώμαι
Português (Portuguese)
v. - rasgar
Русский (Russian)
разрывать, отрывать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rasgar, desgarrar
v. intr. - rasgarse, dividirse
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spricka, slita, klyva
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
分裂, 强夺, 劈开, 撕开, 裂开
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 分裂, 強奪, 劈開
v. intr. - 撕開, 裂開, 分裂
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 찢다, 나누다, 강탈하다
v. intr. - 찢어 지다, 쪼개지다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引き裂く, 分裂させる, もぎ取る
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) ينزع بقوه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - קרע, תלש בכוח, גרם לכאב לב
v. intr. - נקרע, היה מחולק
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