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  • 61Rent — (r[e^]nt), n. [From {Rend}.] 1. An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by force; a tear. [1913 Webster] See what a rent the envious Casca made. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a… …

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  • 62Sever — Sev er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Severed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Severing}.] [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to wean, fr. L. separare. See {Separate}, and cf. {Several}.] 1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to… …

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  • 63Severed — Sever Sev er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Severed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Severing}.] [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to wean, fr. L. separare. See {Separate}, and cf. {Several}.] 1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something;… …

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  • 64Severing — Sever Sev er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Severed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Severing}.] [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to wean, fr. L. separare. See {Separate}, and cf. {Several}.] 1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something;… …

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  • 65Sunder — Sun der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sundering}.] [OE. sundren, AS. sundrain (in [=a]sundrain, gesundrain), from sundor asunder, separately, apart; akin to D. zonder, prep., without, G. sonder separate, as prep., without,… …

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  • 66Sundered — Sunder Sun der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sundering}.] [OE. sundren, AS. sundrain (in [=a]sundrain, gesundrain), from sundor asunder, separately, apart; akin to D. zonder, prep., without, G. sonder separate, as prep.,… …

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  • 67Sundering — Sunder Sun der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sundering}.] [OE. sundren, AS. sundrain (in [=a]sundrain, gesundrain), from sundor asunder, separately, apart; akin to D. zonder, prep., without, G. sonder separate, as prep.,… …

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  • 68Thanksgiving — Thanks giv ing, n. 1. The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies. [1913 Webster] Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. 1 Tim. iv. 4. [1913 Webster] In the… …

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  • 69To rap and rend — Rend Rend (r[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rent} (r[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rending}.] [AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries. renda, randa, Fries. renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r[ae]na to rob, plunder, Ir …

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  • 70rend — verb (rent; also rended; rending) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rendan; akin to Old Frisian renda to tear and perhaps to Sanskrit randhra hole Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to remove from place by violence ; wrest 2.… …

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