totear
English
Etymology
From Middle English toteren, from Old English tōteran (“to tear apart, tear asunder”), from Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart”), *teraną (“to tear, tear away”), equivalent to to- + tear.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təˈtɛə/
- (US) IPA(key): /təˈtɛɚ/
Verb
totear (third-person singular simple present totears, present participle totearing, simple past totore, past participle totorn)
- (obsolete) To tear apart; tear to pieces or shreds; rend.
- (obsolete) To break.
- (obsolete) To disturb violently; agitate.
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