totear

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.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təˈtɛə/
(US) IPA^(key): /təˈtɛɚ/

Verb edit

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

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

Anagrams edit

rotate, terato-