rend C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /rɛnd/ UK /rɛnd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to tear or split something apart forcefully A scream seemed to rend the silence of the night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to tear or split something... tearripsplitsundercleaverupture ↔ Opposites joinmendunite Word family Forms rendingrends Derived forms rending Related forms rent Etymology AI details From Old English rendan ('to tear, cut down'), of West Germanic origin, related to Old Frisian renda ('to cut, break'). rendan Old English *randijaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rend **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /rɛnd/ **IPA (UK):** /rɛnd/ ## Meanings 1. to tear or split something apart forcefully ## Examples - A scream seemed to rend the silence of the night. ## Synonyms - tear - rip - split - sunder - cleave - rupture ## Antonyms - join - mend - unite ## Derived Forms - rending ## Related Forms - rent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: rendan - Root: *randijaną ## Etymology From Old English rendan ('to tear, cut down'), of West Germanic origin, related to Old Frisian renda ('to cut, break'). ## AI Etymology Rend comes from Old English rendan ('to tear, cut down'), of West Germanic origin, related to Old Frisian renda ('to cut, break'). The historical trail runs through Old English rendan and Proto-Germanic *randijaną. In modern use it means to tear or split something apart forcefully. Derived formations include rending; related forms include rent. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown