"betear" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈtɛɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-betear1.wav Forms: betears [present, singular, third-person], betearing [participle, present], betore [past], betorn [participle, past]
Etymology: From be- + tear (“to rend”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|tear|t2=to rend}} be- + tear (“to rend”) Head templates: {{en-verb|betears|betearing|betore|betorn}} betear (third-person singular simple present betears, present participle betearing, simple past betore, past participle betorn)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To tear; tear around the sides of; tatter. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-betear-en-verb-y0JKaT6y Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /bɪˈtɪɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-betear2.wav Forms: betears [present, singular, third-person], betearing [participle, present], beteared [participle, past], beteared [past]
Etymology: From be- + tear. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|tear}} be- + tear Head templates: {{en-verb}} betear (third-person singular simple present betears, present participle betearing, simple past and past participle beteared)
  1. (transitive) To wet with tears. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-betear-en-verb-hAFTBFkm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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