transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrend ]
verb
( rent ˈrent ; also rend·ed ˈren-dəd ; rend·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rendan; akin to Old Frisian renda to tear and perhaps to Sanskrit randhra hole
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1. : to remove from place by violence : wrest
2. : to split or tear apart or in pieces by violence
3. : to tear (the hair or clothing) as a sign of anger, grief, or despair
4.
a. : to lacerate mentally or emotionally
b. : to pierce with sound
c. : to divide (as a nation) into contesting factions
intransitive verb
1. : to perform an act of tearing or splitting
2. : to become torn or split
Synonyms: see tear