Definition of Rive
Rive
rive
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
(literary) to forcefully or violently wrench something open, split it apart, or tear it to pieces;
e.g. He used all of his strength to rive the door open and push his way through.
(verb)
to divide or tear something in parts or pieces;
e.g. Internal disputes threatened to rive the the community apart.
(verb)
(old) to crack or split a material like wood or stone, or to become thus cracked or split;
e.g. She used a heavy hammer to rive the rock on the ground.
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