rive
to tear or rend apart: to rive meat from a bone.
to separate by striking; split; cleave.
to rend, harrow, or distress (the feelings, heart, etc.).
to split (wood) radially from a log.
to become rent or split apart: stones that rive easily.
Origin of rive
1Other words from rive
- un·rived, adjective
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How to use rive in a sentence
Agaab, 'dont les possessions s'tendaient sur les deux rives du Chixoy ou Lacandon.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 | Hubert Howe BancroftAs Melroy and Doris Rives approached, the talking died out and the men turned.
Day of the Moron | Henry Beam PiperDoris Rives clung tighter to Melroy's arm as he pushed a way for himself and her through the crowd and into the temporary office.
Day of the Moron | Henry Beam PiperDr. Doris Rives lifted a delicately penciled eyebrow over that.
Day of the Moron | Henry Beam PiperAs he went out, Koffler was straddling a chair, glowering at Doris Rives and making occasional ostentatious notes on a pad.
Day of the Moron | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for rive
/ (raɪv) /
to split asunder: a tree riven by lightning
to tear apart: riven to shreds
archaic to break (the heart) or (of the heart) to be broken
Origin of rive
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