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PRONUNCIATION:

(ryv)

MEANING:

verb tr.: To tear, split, fracture, etc.
verb intr.: To become split or cracked.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old Norse rifa (to tear apart). Earliest documented use: 1250.

USAGE:

“There will come a time
When rivers flow unchecked
And the machines of humankind are red with rust
There will come a time
When trees no longer fall
Riven by the chainsaw’s eager blade.”
Restless; Glory Days; Earth First! (Tucson, Arizona); Winter 2022.

See more usage examples of rive in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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