rend

v. கிழி, திருகிப்பறி, இரண்டாகப் பிள, துண்டு துண்டாகப் பிரி.

Synonyms

tear lacerate divide separate split disintegrate disunite rive tear_asunder

Antonyms

repair place patch conserve unite perpetuate continuate

Rend (rnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rent (rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. Rending.] Etym: [AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries. renda, randa, Fries.renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r to rob, plunder, Ir. rannaim to divide, share, part, W. rhanu, Armor. ranna.] 1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak. The dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak. 2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings xi. 11. To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. Syn. -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split. Rend, v. i. Defn: To be rent or torn; to become parted; to sepparate; to split. Jer. Taylor.

rend - Similar Words

trend ren red end retund resend repand render renard remind