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rive
A	verb
	1	cleave, split, rive
			separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚separate; disunite; divide; part ╚tear ╚cleave, split, rive ╚laminate ╚maul
	2	rend, rip, rive, pull
			tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚separate; disunite; divide; part ╚tear; rupture; snap; bust ╚rend, rip, rive, pull

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