rive

rive Definition

rive (rīv)

transitive verb rived, rived or riv′en, riv′·ing

Etymology: ME riven < ON rifa < IE base *rei-, to tear, slit > rift, reap, row

intransitive verb

to be or become rived

rive Usage Examples

Object

society: Why, in a society riven by class division, do Northern Ireland's people identify.. .
country: And all this in a country riven by poverty and corruption.
world: But a secret report predicts a looming catastrophe - a world riven with water wars, famine and anarchy.
mississippi: The mississippi riven in the downtown walk away with also known for.
knife: The guard, complete with riving knife, was thrown directly forward, hitting the employe in the head.
fencing: This includes cleft or riven fencing, and mortised fencing using sawn rails.

Preposition: with

contradiction: Capitalist society is, however, riven with innate contradictions.

Subject

fear: If we are to prevent the descent into a society riven by fear and conflict, we have to act now.
war: The former would become a lame duck Prime Minister; the latter would inherit a party riven by civil war.
dispute: There emerged a deeply uncertain Church, riven by internal disputes.
conflict: Riven by conflict that is now destructive, or which is simply foced underground, the noise at last begins to abate.
strife: We are here in the island of Ireland that has been riven by strife between British and Irish for centuries.
crack: Scramble up for 15 meters to reach a quartz wall, riven by two cracks.

Modifying Another Word

so: The soul of the authentic European, however indifferent he may be to his past, is not so riven.

Preposition: by

fear: If we are to prevent the descent into a society riven by fear and conflict, we have to act now.
war: The former would become a lame duck Prime Minister; the latter would inherit a party riven by civil war.
dispute: There emerged a deeply uncertain Church, riven by internal disputes.
conflict: Riven by conflict that is now destructive, or which is simply foced underground, the noise at last begins to abate.
strife: We are here in the island of Ireland that has been riven by strife between British and Irish for centuries.
crack: Scramble up for 15 meters to reach a quartz wall, riven by two cracks.

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