revetä — meaning in English

English meaning

• rend verb To tear something apart violently and suddenly.
• rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
• tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.

Senses

revetä is used for these senses in English:

• rend (intransitive) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
• rip (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
• tear (intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.

rend — full definition

1. verb To tear something apart violently and suddenly.
2. verb To disturb something peaceful with great force, causing chaos.
3. verb To pull or cut something off by force.
4. verb To tear or come apart.

rip — full definition

1. verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
2. noun A torn place in fabric or material.
3. verb (informal) To copy digital audio or video from a disc onto a computer.

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