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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɛnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɛnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rend)

Inflections of 'rend' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

rends: v 3rd person singular

rending: v pres p

rent: v past

rent: v past p

rend /rɛnd/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], rent/rɛnt/USA pronunciation rend•ing.

to separate into parts with great force or suddenness;
tear or rip apart:As a sign of his grief and rage the high priest rent his garments.
to disturb (the air) sharply with noise:Her sharp screams rent the air.
to distress (the heart) with painful feelings.

rend•er, n. [countable]

-rend-, root.

-rend- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "give.'' This meaning is found in such words as: render, rendition, surrender.

rend (rend),USA pronunciation v., rent, rend•ing.
v.t.

to separate into parts with force or violence:The storm rent the ship to pieces.
to tear apart, split, or divide:a racial problem that is rending the nation.
to pull or tear violently (often fol. by away, off, up, etc.).
to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc.
to disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise.
to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings.

v.i.

to split or tear something.
to become torn or split.

bef. 950; Middle English renden, Old English rendan; cognate with Old Frisian renda

rend′i•ble, adj.

tear².

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rend /rɛnd/ vb (rends, rending, rent)

to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip
(transitive) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief
(transitive) (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone

Etymology: Old English rendan; related to Old Frisian rendaˈrendible adj

'rend' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

pull - rent - sarcasm - burst - cleave - heartrending - lacerate - maim - reave - render - rive - tear - touse - slit - split

Synonyms: tear, rip, break, more...

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does "rend" in the sentence mean "cut off" or "break off"?
from the first oak I see I mean to rend such another branch
Rend my heart open
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the taboos of a community can be used to rend it from within
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