Definition of rive
1a
: to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces : rend
b
: to split with force or violence
2a
: to divide into pieces or fractions
an organization being riven by controversy
b
: fracture
: to become split : crack
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The first known use of rive was in the 14th century
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