Definitions

clave

[kleyv] / kleɪv /

VERB

divide, split

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hew sunder

STRONG

carve chop crack cut dissect dissever disunite divorce hack open part pierce rend rip rive separate sever slice stab whack

WEAK

tear asunder

Antonyms

STRONG

close combine connect join marry mend sew unite

WEAK

meld

VERB

stand by, stick together

Synonyms

STRONG

adhere agree associate attach cling cohere combine hold join link remain unite

WEAK

abide by be devoted to be tight with be true freeze to stay put

Antonyms

STRONG

detach disagree disconnect disjoin dispute disunite divide divorce leave let go not conform part separate sever unfasten

WEAK

meld

Example Sentences

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Clave Especial released their highly-anticipated debut studio album, “Mija No Te Asustes,” this past February — and the 16 hard-hitting tracks were well worth the wait.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

Clave Especial and Fuerza Regida join forces in their brassy mobster-core singles “Como Capo” and “No Pasa Nada.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

Some will also have you dancing along — like La Clave Cubana dance studio’s salsa workshop.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

There will also be a screening of the 2013 documentary “Rumba Clave Blen Blen Blen.”

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2015

According to Clave, there are in "France and in most parts of Europe only about twenty forest-trees, five or six of which are spike-leaved and resinous, the remainder broad-leaved."

From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.