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REND, v.t. pret. and pp. rent. [Eng. cranny, L. crena, Gr.]

1. To separate any substance into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak.

An empire from its old foundation rent.

I rend my tresses, and by breast I wound.

Neither rend your clothes, lest ye die. Lev. 10.

2. To separate or part with violence.

I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1Kings 11.

To rend the heart, in Scripture, to have bitter sorrow for sin. Joel 2.

To rend the heavens, to appear in majesty. Is. 64.

Rend differs somewhat from lacerate. We never say, to lacerate a rock or a kingdom, when we mean to express splitting or division. Lacerate is properly applicable to the tearing off of small pieces of a thing, as to lacerate the body with a whip or scourge; or to the tearing of the flesh or other thing without entire separation.


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REND, v.t. pret. and pp. rent. [Eng. cranny, L. crena, Gr.]

1. To separate any substance into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak.

An empire from its old foundation rent.

I rend my tresses, and by breast I wound.

Neither rend your clothes, lest ye die. Lev. 10.

2. To separate or part with violence.

I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1Kings 11.

To rend the heart, in Scripture, to have bitter sorrow for sin. Joel 2.

To rend the heavens, to appear in majesty. Is. 64.

Rend differs somewhat from lacerate. We never say, to lacerate a rock or a kingdom, when we mean to express splitting or division. Lacerate is properly applicable to the tearing off of small pieces of a thing, as to lacerate the body with a whip or scourge; or to the tearing of the flesh or other thing without entire separation.

REND, v.t. [pret. and pp. rent. Sax. rendan, hrendan; Ir. rannam, rannaim; W. rhanu; Arm. ranna, to divide, and crenna, to abridge, whence Eng. cranny, L. crena. Qu. L. cerno, Gr. κρινω. Class Rn, No. 4, 8, 13, 16.]

  1. To separate any substance into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak. An empire from its old foundation rent. – Dryden. I rend my tresses, and my breast I wound.vPope. Neither rend your clothes, lest ye die. – Lev. x.
  2. To separate or part with violence. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. – 1 Kings xi. To rend the heart, in Scripture, to have bitter sorrow for sin. – Joel ii. To rend the heavens, to appear in majesty. – Is. lxiv. Rend differs somewhat from lacerate. We never say, to lacerate a rock or a kingdom, when we mean to express splitting or division. Lacerate is properly applicable to the tearing off of small pieces of a thing, as to lacerate the body with a whip or scourge; or to the tearing of the flesh or other thing without entire separation.

Rend
  1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak.

    The dreadful thunder
    Doth rend the region.     Shak.

  2. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.

    Jer. Taylor.
  3. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.

    An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden.

    I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings xi. 11.

    To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.

    Syn. -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split.

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Rend

REND, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive rent. [Eng. cranny, Latin crena, Gr.]

1. To separate any substance into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak.

An empire from its old foundation rent.

I rend my tresses, and by breast I wound.

Neither rend your clothes, lest ye die. Leviticus 10:6.

2. To separate or part with violence.

I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings 11:11.

To rend the heart, in Scripture, to have bitter sorrow for sin. Joel 2:13.

To rend the heavens, to appear in majesty. Isaiah 64:1.

REND differs somewhat from lacerate. We never say, to lacerate a rock or a kingdom, when we mean to express splitting or division. Lacerate is properly applicable to the tearing off of small pieces of a thing, as to lacerate the body with a whip or scourge; or to the tearing of the flesh or other thing without entire separation.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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APPOINT', v.t.

1. To fix; to settle; to establish; to make fast.

When he appointed the foundations of the earth. Prov. 8.

2. To constitute, ordain, or fix by decree, order or decision.

Let Pharoah appoint officers over the land. Gen. 41.

He hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world. Act. 17.

3. To allot, assign or designate.

Aaron and his sons shall appoint every one to his service. Num 4.

These cities were appointed for all the children of Israel. Josh. 20.

4. To purpose or resolve; to fix the intention.

For so he had appointed. Acts 20.

5. To ordain, command or order.

Thy servants are ready to do whatever my Lord the King shall appoint. 2Sam. 15.

6. To settle; to fix, name or determine by agreement; as, they appointed a time and place for the meeting.

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