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(intransitive) To form a rift; to split open. / (transitive) To cleave; to rive; to split.

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rift

Source Word

rift

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹɪft/

Verb

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) To form a rift; to split open. / (transitive) To cleave; to rive; to split.

Japanese Meaning

裂ける（自動詞：ひびが入って裂け目が生じる、分裂する） / 裂く（他動詞：何かを力で引き裂いて分割する）

The old alliance began to rift after the scandal.

その古い同盟はスキャンダルの後に分裂し始めた。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To form a rift; to split open.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To cleave; to rive; to split.

to rift an oak

rifts

（ present singular third-person ）

rifting

（ participle present ）

rifted

（ participle past ）

rifted

（ past ）