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   rend

   /rɛnd/

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   • 1. tear (something) into pieces: "snapping teeth that would rend human flesh to shreds"
   • ▪ wrench (something) violently: "he rent the branch out of the tree"
   • ▪ cause great emotional pain to: "you tell me this in order to make me able to betray you without rending my heart"

   Word Origin Old Englishrendan; related to Middle Low German rende.

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   What does Rend mean in English?

   • The verb rend means to tear with force or violence, or into many pieces. Your parents won't be happy if your new kitten decides to rend their brand new curtains with her tiny claws. Tear, rip, and rend are all synonyms, but it's a question of degree. Of the three, rend implies the most violent separation.

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   What does Renden mean?

   • To cause pain or distress to: tales that rend the heart. To become torn or split; come apart: a hole where the seam rends. [Middle English renden, from Old English rendan .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   How do you use Rend in a sentence?

   • It changes to rent in the past tense and in the (uncommon) past participle. Rend has a figurative definition of tearing as well, which allows for a heart to rend in literature and for a sound to rend the air. The word can also be used without an object. Rend is an old word with its first known use being before the twelfth century. Examples

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   What is the adjective for rending?

   • • RENDING (adjective) The adjective RENDING has 1 sense: 1. resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree. Familiarity information: RENDING used as an adjective is very rare.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rendRend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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. Synonyms. rip. tear (PULL APART) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tearing and breaking into pieces. apart.

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   to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces. to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation. Synonyms: rupture, fracture, chop, cleave, sever, sunder, rive. to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.).

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   The verb rend means to tear with force or violence, or into many pieces. Your parents won't be happy if your new kitten decides to rend their brand new curtains with her tiny claws.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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. Synonyms. rip. tear (PULL APART) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tearing and breaking into pieces. apart.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › RendRend - definition of rend by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip. 2. ( tr) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief. 3. ( tr) (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip. 2. (transitive) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief. 3. (transitive)