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• Verbe littéraire ou soutenu signifiant déchirer ou arracher quelque chose avec force ou violence, ou fendre l'air, le silence, etc.

An archaic or literary verb meaning to tear or pull something apart violently or forcefully.

verbe irrégulier

1. Tear violentlyC1formal

   To tear something apart or split it with force.

   Déchirer violemment

   • The explosion rent the building in two.
   • She rent the letter into pieces in anger.
   • The wolf rent the carcass with its sharp claws.

   Synonymescleavedisruptripseversplitsundertear

   Antonymesjoinmendrepairunite