# totear

> English word · Verb · IPA /təˈtɛə/

## Definitions
1. To tear apart; tear to pieces or shreds; rend.
2. To break.
3. To disturb violently; agitate.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/totear