English → Latin
“rend” in Latin
lacerōto rend, tear to pieces; to mutilate, lacerate; to mangledīlacerōto tear apart, or to pieceslaniōto rend, tear to piecesdīlaniōto shred; to rend asunderdiscerpōto pluck or tear to pieces; to rend, mutilate or manglecōnscindōto tear or rend to piecesfindōto cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part; to split, burst; to dividediffindōto divide (cleave asunder)vestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rend
lacerare: dilacerare (rend asunder): laniare: dilaniare (in pieces): discerpere: conscindere (e.g., a garment, vestem, Ter., pallulam, Plaut.): findere: diffindere (to split; e.g., an oak).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rend?
- The usual Latin words for “rend” are lacerō, dīlacerō, laniō; also dīlaniō, discerpō, cōnscindō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.