English Explanatory Dictionary

totear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/təˈtɛə/ /təˈtɛɚ/

Word forms

totear totears totearing totore totorn

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.

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