r 1 i 1 v 4 e 1 n 1
5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb tear or be torn violently
verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
originFrom Middle English riven, past participle of rive (“to rive”). Compare Old Norse rifinn, past participle of Old Norse rífa (“to pick, scratch, rive”).
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