riven Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb tear or be torn violently
    rive; pull; rend; rip.
    • The curtain ripped from top to bottom
    • pull the cooked chicken into strips
  2. verb separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
    rive; cleave; split.
    • cleave the bone

WordNet


Riv"en
Definitions
  1. p. p. & a. from Rive.

Webster 1913