betear
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betear (third-person singular simple present betears, present participle betearing, simple past betore, past participle betorn)
- (transitive, obsolete) To tear; tear around the sides of; tatter.
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betear (third-person singular simple present betears, present participle betearing, simple past and past participle beteared)
- (transitive) To wet with tears.