Dismember and Rive

Dismember

Dismember verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump

Rive and dismember are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rive" instead a verb "Dismember".

Nearby Words: dismemberment, dismembering

Rive

Rive verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

Dismember and rive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dismember" instead a verb "Rive".

Nearby Words: river, riven, Riva, riving
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