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totear

/təˈtɛə/ UK
/təˈtɛɚ/ US

Where it comes from

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.

verb totears · totearing · totore · totorn

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

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"totear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/totear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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totear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/totear

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"totear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/totear.

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@misc{totear_2026,
  title = {totear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/totear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}