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)

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

Anagrams

• rotate, terato-