transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrīv ]
verb
( rived ˈrīvd ; riv·en ˈri-vən ; also rived ; riv·ing ˈrī-viŋ)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse rīfa; akin to Greek ereipein to tear down
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces : rend
b. : to split with force or violence
lightning rived the tree
2.
a. : to divide into pieces : shatter
nations riven by civil war
b. : fracture
intransitive verb
: to become split : crack
Synonyms: see tear