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| rive [ rīv ] (past rived, past participle riv·en [ rívvən ] or rived, present participle riv·ing, 3rd person present singular rives) |
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1. transitive verb tear something apart: to tear something apart
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2. transitive and intransitive verb cleave: to split a material such as wood by striking it, or become split in this way
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| [12th century. < Old Norse rífa< Indo-European, "to cut"] |
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