rive

v., rived, riv·en (rĭv'ən), also rived, riv·ing, rives.

v.tr.

1. To rend or tear apart.
2. To break into pieces, as by a blow; cleave or split asunder.
3. To break or distress (the spirit, for example).

v.intr.
To be or become split.

[Middle English riven, from Old Norse rīfa.]

verb

1. To separate or pull apart by force: rend, rip, run, split, tear¹. See assemble/disassemble, help/harm/harmless.
2. 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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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: tear or be torn violently
  Synonyms: rend, rip, pull

Meaning #2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  Synonyms: cleave, split

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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

Italiano (Italian)
spezzare

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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