rive

verb

ˈrīv

rived ˈrīvd How to pronounce rive (audio)

; riven ˈri-vən How to pronounce rive (audio)

also rived; riving ˈrī-viŋ How to pronounce rive (audio)

; rives

transitive verb

: to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces : rend

: to split with force or violence

: to divide into pieces or fractions

an organization being riven by controversy

: fracture

intransitive verb

: to become split : crack

Example Sentences

road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two

Recent Examples on the Web And new attention will be paid to the class divisions that have riven American society.

Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2020 News reports this autumn detailed her disorganised, riven and functionally leaderless campaign, beset by internal rivalries and fund-raising woes.

The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019 After more than three decades without baseball, the Montreal Expos moved to Washington in 2005 rebranded as the Nationals, becoming perhaps the only bipartisan agreement in a capital rived by tribalism as Republicans and Democrats flocked to games.

Peter Baker, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2019 The divisions in the states riven by civil war are ethnic, denominational, interreligious, geographical, tribal, and ideological.

New York Times, 12 May 2020 The strong bipartisan vote showed a rare level of unity in a Washington riven by partisan divides with a backdrop of a bitter fight for the Senate and the White House this fall.

Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020 The South American nation has been riven by protests for weeks, with clashes between government allies and opponents seeking Maduro’s ouster resulting in at least 30 deaths.

Christine Jenkins, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2017 See More

单词	derives
释义	rive verb ˈrīv rived ˈrīvd ; riven ˈri-vən also rived; riving ˈrī-viŋ ; rives transitive verb 1 a : to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces : rend b : to split with force or violence 2 a : to divide into pieces or fractions an organization being riven by controversy b : fracture intransitive verb : to become split : crack Synonyms break break up bust disintegrate dismember disrupt fracture fragment See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two Recent Examples on the Web And new attention will be paid to the class divisions that have riven American society. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 8 Apr. 2020 News reports this autumn detailed her disorganised, riven and functionally leaderless campaign, beset by internal rivalries and fund-raising woes. The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019 After more than three decades without baseball, the Montreal Expos moved to Washington in 2005 rebranded as the Nationals, becoming perhaps the only bipartisan agreement in a capital rived by tribalism as Republicans and Democrats flocked to games. Peter Baker, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2019 The divisions in the states riven by civil war are ethnic, denominational, interreligious, geographical, tribal, and ideological. New York Times, 12 May 2020 The strong bipartisan vote showed a rare level of unity in a Washington riven by partisan divides with a backdrop of a bitter fight for the Senate and the White House this fall. Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020 The South American nation has been riven by protests for weeks, with clashes between government allies and opponents seeking Maduro’s ouster resulting in at least 30 deaths. Christine Jenkins, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2017 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Old Norse rīfa; akin to Greek ereipein to tear down First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a derives verb present tense third-person singular of derive as in understands to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information from the summit, he was able to derive his location from the position of several prominent landmarks Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance understands infers decides deduces concludes extrapolates thinks assumes reasons speculates supposes ascertains gathers guesses judges reads interprets contemplates makes out draws a conclusion surmises construes rationalizes philosophizes conjectures finds out dopes (out)
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