rive C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɹaɪv/ UK /ɹaɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to tear or split apart violently The storm caused the tree to rive, splitting it down the middle. 2 verb to divide or separate something, especially into opposing factions The political issue rived the community into opposing factions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to tear or split apart... ripsplitrendtearbreak apart 2 verb · to divide or separate... dividesplitsunderseverfracture ↔ Opposites joinunitemendfuse Etymology AI details rive (Modern English, 'to split or tear apart'); from Old Norse _rīfa_ ('to tear, split'), entering Middle English (cf. the past participle _riven_). Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹaɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹaɪv/ ## Meanings 1. to tear or split apart violently 2. to divide or separate something, especially into opposing factions ## Examples - The storm caused the tree to rive, splitting it down the middle. - The political issue rived the community into opposing factions. ## Synonyms - rip - split - rend - tear - break apart - divide - sunder - sever - fracture ## Antonyms - join - unite - mend - fuse ## Etymology rive (Modern English, 'to split or tear apart'); from Old Norse _rīfa_ ('to tear, split'), entering Middle English (cf. the past participle _riven_). ## AI Etymology Rive is a Modern English word meaning 'to split or tear apart', from Old Norse rīfa ('to tear, split'), entering Middle English (cf. the past participle riven). In current use it is a verb meaning "to tear or split apart violently". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown