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rend

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
rend /ˈrɛnd/ verb
rends; rent /ˈrɛnt/ also US rended; rending
rend
/ˈrɛnd/
verb
rends; rent /ˈrɛnt/ also US rended; rending
Britannica Dictionary definition of REND
[+ object] literary
: to tear (something) into pieces with force or violence
sometimes used figuratively