rend
verb
ˈrend 
rent ˈrent also rended ˈren-dəd ; rending
also rended ˈren-dəd ; rending transitive verb
1
: to remove from place by violence : wrest
2
: to split or tear apart or in pieces by violence
3
: to tear (the hair or clothing) as a sign of anger, grief, or despair
4
a
: to lacerate mentally or emotionally
b
: to pierce with sound
c
: to divide (something, such as a nation) into contesting factions
intransitive verb
1
: to perform an act of tearing or splitting
2
: to become torn or split
Synonyms
- ribbon
- rip
- rive
- shred
- tatter
- tear
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Example Sentences
They rent the cloth to shreds. mourners rending their clothes in grief
Recent Examples on the Web That's what Jonah craves after a particularly painful moment that Snyder delivers with rending clarity. 
Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 10 July 2017 Such a move would rend a global deal that has been hailed as historic, throwing into question the fate of global climate policy and, diplomats say, the credibility of the United States. Coral Davenport, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2017 Although there are scenes of shocking cruelty, mostly involving Law’s character, Ritchie always pulls his camera away at the bloodiest moments, rending the PG-13 barbarity more theoretical. Michael O'sullivan, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017
Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 10 July 2017 Such a move would rend a global deal that has been hailed as historic, throwing into question the fate of global climate policy and, diplomats say, the credibility of the United States. Coral Davenport, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2017 Although there are scenes of shocking cruelty, mostly involving Law’s character, Ritchie always pulls his camera away at the bloodiest moments, rending the PG-13 barbarity more theoretical. Michael O'sullivan, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English rendan; akin to Old Frisian renda to tear and perhaps to Sanskrit randhra hole
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
rend
verb
ˈrend
rent
ˈrent
; rending : to tear apart by force
renders
verb
1
as in relinquishes
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- relinquishes
- surrenders
- delivers
- yields
- cedes
- abandons
- transfers
- hands over
- lays down
- turns in
- entrusts
- turns over
- coughs up
- resigns
- consigns
- commits
- discards
- releases
- waives
- gives up
- forfeits
- renounces
- forsakes
- sheds
- intrusts
- deserts
- abnegates
- parts (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- retains
- keeps
- withholds
2
as in reproduces
to make an exact likeness of rendered Thomas Jefferson's signature for use on an array of gift items Synonyms & Similar Words
- reproduces
- copies
- replicates
- imitates
- reconstructs
- clones
- duplicates
- simulates
- reduplicates
- mimics
- forges
- copycats
- re-creates
- rips off
- counterfeits
- knocks off
- fakes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- creates
- originates
- initiates
- imagines
- invents
3
as in portrays
to give a representation or account of in words the witness convincingly rendered her version of events in just a few words Synonyms & Similar Words
- portrays
- describes
- depicts
- paints
- characterizes
- illustrates
- delineates
- represents
- defines
- limns
- sketches
- sets out
- images
- outlines
- pictures
- draws
- summarizes
- recounts
- displays
- relates
- demonstrates
- suggests
- narrates
- shows
- recites
- tells
- exhibits
- qualifies
- reports
- traces
- labels
- hints
- rehearses
- vignettes
- silhouettes
- drafts
- reimages
- sums up
- touches off
- redescribes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- distorts
- misrepresents
- falsifies
- colors
- warps
- misstates
- perverts
- garbles
- twists
- misdescribes