rend

[ rend ]
/ rɛnd /
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verb (used with object), rent, rend·ing.

verb (used without object), rent, rend·ing.

to split or tear something.
to become torn or split.

Origin of rend

before 950; Middle English renden, Old English rendan; cognate with Old Frisian renda

OTHER WORDS FROM rend

rend·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby rend

renata, renature, renault, rencontre, rencounter, rend, rendell, render, render unto caesar the things which are caesar's, render unto caesar the things which are caesar's, and unto god the things that are god's, rendering

Words related to rending

rive, divide, rip, break, slit, split, sever, sunder, wrest, cut, disintegrate, pierce, fracture, crack, disrupt, separate, lacerate, shatter, disturb, rupture

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British Dictionary definitions for rending

rend
/ (rɛnd) /

verb rends, rending or rent

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

Derived forms of rend

rendible, adjective

Word Origin for rend

Old English rendan; related to Old Frisian renda