RIVE Meaning of RIVE in English [ rʌɪv ]■ verb ( past ~d ; past participle ~n 'rɪv(ə)n ) literary tear apart. ↘ archaic (with reference to wood or stone) split.OriginME: from ON rífa . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004