раздирать — meaning in English

English meaning

• lacerate verb To cut or tear something roughly, leaving a wound.
• rend verb To tear something apart violently and suddenly.

Senses

раздирать is used for these senses in English:

• lacerate (transitive) To tear, rip or wound.
• rend (transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.

lacerate — full definition

1. verb To cut or tear something roughly, leaving a wound.
2. verb To beat an opponent very easily and by a large amount, especially in a game or contest.

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.

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