rend

rend
verb (rent; also rended; rending) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rendan; akin to Old Frisian renda to tear and perhaps to Sanskrit randhra hole Date: before 12th century 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 (as a nation) into contesting factions intransitive verb 1. to perform an act of tearing or splitting 2. to become torn or split Synonyms: see tear

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  • rend — rend …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Rend — (r[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rent} (r[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rending}.] [AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries. renda, randa, Fries. renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r[ae]na to rob, plunder, Ir. rannaim… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rend — [ rend ] (past tense and past participle rent [ rent ] ) verb transitive LITERARY 1. ) to tear something into pieces 2. ) to make someone feel great emotion: Her screams would rend the heart of any man. rend the air if a loud shout or sound rends …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Rend — may refer to: * Rend River * Rend Lake …   Wikipedia

  • rend — ► VERB (past and past part. rent) literary 1) tear to pieces. 2) cause great emotional pain to. ● rend the air Cf. ↑rend the air ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • Rend — Rend, v. i. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rend — [rend] v past tense and past participle rent [rent] [T] literary [: Old English; Origin: rendan] to tear or break something violently into pieces …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rend — sb., et (løb); stikke i rend …   Dansk ordbog

  • rend — [rend] vt. rent, rending [ME renden < OE rendan, akin to OFris renda < IE base * rendh , to tear apart > RIND, Sans randhram, fissure, split] 1. to tear, pull, or rip with violence: with from, off, away, etc. 2. to tear, pull apart, rip… …   English World dictionary

  • rend — I verb break, burst, cleave, crack, cut, dilacerate, discerp, disscindere, dissect, dissever, disunite, divide, fracture, lacerate, lancinate, rip, rive, rupture, sever, shatter, shiver, slash, slice, snap, splinter, split, sunder, tear, tear… …   Law dictionary

  • rend — O.E. rendon to tear, cut, from W.Gmc. *randijanan (Cf. O.Fris. renda to cut, break, M.L.G. rende anything broken ), related to rind. Not found in other Gmc. languages …   Etymology dictionary

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