"totear" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /təˈtɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /təˈtɛɚ/ [US] Forms: totears [present, singular, third-person], totearing [participle, present], totore [past], totorn [participle, past]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|toteren}} Middle English toteren, {{inh|en|ang|tōteran||to tear apart, tear asunder}} Old English tōteran (“to tear apart, tear asunder”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*twiz-||apart}} Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart”), {{m|gem-pro|*teraną||to tear, tear away}} *teraną (“to tear, tear away”), {{prefix|en|to|tear}} to- + tear Head templates: {{en-verb|totears|totearing|totore|totorn}} 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. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-totear-en-verb-djILnJor Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with to- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 4 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with to-: 56 20 24
  2. (obsolete) To break. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-totear-en-verb-BJZFbrAD
  3. (obsolete) To disturb violently; agitate. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-totear-en-verb-NjG~lxv-

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