What is the Latin word for rip?

The usual Latin words for “rip” are dīvellō, scindō, discindō; also refricō, exulcerō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“rip” in Latin

dīvellōto rend; tear apart, asunder, away or in pieces; remove; to estrange, alienate scindōto cut, tear; to rend or break asunder; carve; split, divide or separate by force; to tear off one's travelling cloak; u discindōto cut, tear or divide in two refricōto rub open again, to chafe again; to tear open; to gall or fret exulcerōto cause to suppurate or ulcerate; to aggravate

The English word rip itself goes back to Latin requiēscat in pāce, through RIP.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

rip

divellere: scindere: discindere. To rip open a wound, vulnus divellere (Flor.); refricare, exulcerare (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for rip?: The usual Latin words for “rip” are dīvellō, scindō, discindō; also refricō, exulcerō. 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.