rived
Definition
- Verb (past tense of ):
- To be split or torn apart violently: "rived" describes something that has been forcibly separated, broken, or cleaved, often with great force or emotion.
- To be deeply affected emotionally: In a figurative sense, "rived" can mean torn by grief, sorrow, or intense feelings.
Usage Examples
- (The tree was split apart violently by lightning.)
- (Her heart was deeply torn by grief.)
Advanced Usage
"to be rived asunder": to be violently split into pieces.
- The continent was rived asunder by tectonic forces. (The continent was torn apart by geological activity.)
"rived from": forcibly separated from something.
- The child was rived from his family during the war. (The child was torn away from his family.)
Variants and Related Words
Rive (verb): the base form meaning to split or tear apart.
- The storm will rive the old barn. (The storm will tear the barn apart.)
Riven (past participle): used to describe something that has been split or torn.
- The community was riven by political conflict. (The community was deeply divided.)
Riving (present participle): the act of splitting or tearing.
- The riving of the wood was done with an axe. (The splitting of the wood was done with an axe.)
Synonyms
- Split: to divide or break apart.
- Cleave: to split or sever (often with force).
- Tear: to pull apart roughly.
- Sever: to cut or break off completely.
Related Idioms
"Rived with grief": deeply sorrowful or emotionally torn.
- She was rived with grief after the tragedy. (She was overwhelmed by sadness.)
"Rived asunder": completely broken or separated.
- The kingdom was rived asunder by civil war. (The kingdom was split apart by internal conflict.)
Phrasal Verbs
Rive off: to break or tear away from something.
- A large chunk of ice rived off the glacier. (A big piece of ice broke away from the glacier.)
Rive apart: to cause something to separate violently.
- The explosion rived the building apart. (The explosion tore the building into pieces.)