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(rīv) 
v., rived, riv·en (rĭv'ən), also rived, riv·ing, rives. v.tr.
To be or become split.
v., rived, riv·en (rĭv'ən), also rived, riv·ing, rives. v.tr.
- To rend or tear apart.
- To break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split asunder.
- To break or distress (the spirit, for example).
To be or become split.
[Middle English riven, from Old Norse rīfa.]
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- To separate or pull apart by force: rend, rip, run, split, tear1. See assemble/disassemble, help/harm/harmless.
- To crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain: break, fracture, rift, shatter, shiver2, smash, splinter, sunder. See help/harm/harmless.
To split wood along the grain, as in making shingles.
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Rive
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rive itu, flænge
v. intr. - flænges
Nederlands (Dutch)
uit elkaar scheuren
Français (French)
v. tr. - déchirer, casser, se fendre, se feuilleter, saper (le moral)
v. intr. - se déchirer, se casser, se fendre
Deutsch (German)
v. - auseinanderreißen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (απαρχ. & ποιητ.) σχίζω/-ομαι
Português (Portuguese)
v. - rasgar, rachar
Русский (Russian)
разрывать, срывать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rajar, hender, partir
v. intr. - rajarse, henderse, partirse
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slita sönder, splittra, klyva, rämna
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
撕开, 使沮丧, 裂开, 破裂
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 撕開, 使沮喪
v. intr. - 裂開, 破裂
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잡아 찢다, 쪼개다, 비틀어 떼다
v. intr. - 찢어지다, 쪼개지다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 裂く, もぎ取る, 裂ける
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يمزق, يشق
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - שבר, קרע, ביקע
v. intr. - נשבר, נקרע, נבקע
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