rive
verb
[ rʌɪv ]
• split or tear apart violently.
• "the party was riven by disagreements over Europe"
Similar:
torn apart,
split,
rent,
ripped apart,
ruptured,
severed,
cleft,
torn asunder,
ripped asunder,
dissevered,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse rífa, of unknown ultimate origin.
