1) Bust 2) Cleave 3) Disrupt 4) Divide 5) Divide by tearing 6) Divide dramatically 7) Evening in Paris 8) Exclusively Saxon word 9) Exclusively Anglo word 10) Pull 11) Pull apart 12) Pull apart violently 13) Pull to pieces 14) Put asunder 15) Rip apart 16) Rip asunder 17) Rip has the right objective Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/rend
• (v. t.) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. • (v. t.) 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. • (v. i.) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/rend/