totear

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

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Verb[edit]

totear (third-person singular simple present totears, present participle totearing, simple past totore, past participle totorn)

  1. (obsolete) To tear apart; tear to pieces or shreds; rend.
  2. (obsolete) To break.
  3. (obsolete) To disturb violently; agitate.

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