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rend

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  1. tear                  
 
rend \'rend\ \'rent\ vb or rent also rend.ed;  also rend.ing [ME renden, 
   fr. OE rendan; akin to OFris renda to tear, Skt (Xrandhra hole 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  4a: to lacerate with painful feelings  4b: to pierce with sound  
   4c: to divide (as a nation) into parties  1: to perform an act of tearing 
   or splitting  2: to become torn or split