Rend and Wrest

Rend

Rend verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

Wrest and rend are semantically related in divide topic. In some cases you can use "Wrest" instead a verb "Rend".

Nearby Words: render, rending

Wrest

Wrest verb - To draw out by force or with effort.

Rend and wrest are semantically related in snatch topic. Sometimes you can use "Rend" instead a verb "Wrest".

Nearby Words: wrestle, wrestled, wresting

Common collocations

soul rend soul wrest soul
character rend character wrest character
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