rend

verb

ˈrend

rent ˈrent How to pronounce rend (audio)

also rended ˈren-dəd How to pronounce rend (audio)

; rending

transitive verb

: to remove from place by violence : wrest

: to split or tear apart or in pieces by violence

: to tear (the hair or clothing) as a sign of anger, grief, or despair

: to lacerate mentally or emotionally

: to pierce with sound

: to divide (something, such as a nation) into contesting factions

intransitive verb

: to perform an act of tearing or splitting

: to become torn or split

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

rend

verb

as in to rip

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the prophecy that the disaster would cause people to rend their garments in mourning

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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of rend are cleave, rip, rive, split, and tear. While all these words mean "to separate forcibly," rend implies very violent or ruthless severing or sundering.

an angry mob rent the prisoner's clothes

While the synonyms cleave and rend are close in meaning, cleave implies very forceful splitting or cutting with a blow.

a bolt of lightning cleaved the giant oak

Although the words rip and rend have much in common, rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint.

ripped the shirt on a nail

The words rive and rend can be used in similar contexts, but rive occurs most often in figurative use.

a political party riven by conflict

The synonyms split and rend are sometimes interchangeable, but split implies a cutting or breaking apart in a continuous, straight, and usually lengthwise direction or in the direction of grain or layers.

split logs for firewood

In some situations, the words tear and rend are roughly equivalent. However, tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges.

tear up the letter

单词	rend
释义	rend verb ˈrend rent ˈrent 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 See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 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 rend verb as in to rip to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the prophecy that the disaster would cause people to rend their garments in mourning Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rip tear rive shred split break cleave tatter ribbon cut rupture slash lacerate dissect gash mangle butcher hack dismember incise Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of rend are cleave, rip, rive, split, and tear. While all these words mean "to separate forcibly," rend implies very violent or ruthless severing or sundering. an angry mob rent the prisoner's clothes While the synonyms cleave and rend are close in meaning, cleave implies very forceful splitting or cutting with a blow. a bolt of lightning cleaved the giant oak Although the words rip and rend have much in common, rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint. ripped the shirt on a nail The words rive and rend can be used in similar contexts, but rive occurs most often in figurative use. a political party riven by conflict The synonyms split and rend are sometimes interchangeable, but split implies a cutting or breaking apart in a continuous, straight, and usually lengthwise direction or in the direction of grain or layers. split logs for firewood In some situations, the words tear and rend are roughly equivalent. However, tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges. tear up the letter
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