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rend
rend /rend/ verb [T] (rent or US ALSO rended, rent or US ALSO rended) OLD USE OR LITERARY ↑Verb Endings for rend
► F0 to tear or break something violently: » With one stroke of his sword, he rent his enemy's helmet in two.» [+ adj] Firemen had to rend him free of (= pull him out of) the burning car.» FIGURATIVE A terrifying scream rent the air.Thesaurus+: ↑Tearing and breaking into pieces |