rend 
/ˈrɛnd/ verb
rends; rent /ˈrɛnd/ verb /ˈrɛnt/ also US rend·ed; rend·ing [+ obj] literary : to tear (something) into pieces with force or violence
▪ They rent the cloth to shreds. ▪ mourners rending their clothes/garments in grief — sometimes used figuratively ▪ a family rent [=torn apart] by divorce
▪ They rent the cloth to shreds. ▪ mourners rending their clothes/garments in grief — sometimes used figuratively ▪ a family rent [=torn apart] by divorce
