riven

Meanings

• Adjective or Verb

  Split or torn apart, especially violently or forcibly.

  - "The tree was riven by the storm."
  - "The river was riven with strong currents."
  - "The argument was riven with disagreements."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɹɪvən/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88942995"

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Synonyms

cleave , rend , split

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with riven
hiven , heaven , given

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Variants

List of all variants of riven that leads to same result
riven , rive , rived , rives , riving

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Etymology

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Old English rīfan, from rīfa ‘to cleave, split’. Related to reave ‘to seize, take away by force’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'riven' is often used in the context of natural disasters, such as storms and earthquakes.

2. In Old English, the word 'riven' was also used as a verb meaning 'to seize' or 'to take away by force'.

3. The word 'riven' is related to the word 'reave', which means 'to seize' or 'to rob'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cleave: Related concept: Cleave means to split or divide something along a natural line or joint. It is often used interchangeably with 'riven'.

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Culture

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In literature, 'riven' is often used to describe a scene of destruction or chaos. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', the character Macbeth describes the aftermath of a battle as 'A tale of horror, filled with fear. The time, the place – those infamous shores, That is sufficient. The rest is silence.' (Act V, Scene V).

How to Memorize "riven"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree being torn apart by a storm. Visualize the trunk splitting and the branches snapping.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'riven' with the image of a torn or split object.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'riven' by associating it with the word 'cleave'. They have similar meanings and origins.

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