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- rive (v.)



[rive 词源字典] - "tear in pieces, strike asunder," c. 1200, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse rifa "to tear apart" (compare Swedish rifva, Danish rive "scratch, tear"), from PIE root *rei- "to scratch, tear, cut" (see riparian).[rive etymology, rive origin, 英语词源]