uptear

uptear
/up tair"/, v.t., uptore, uptorn, uptearing.
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
[1585-95; UP- + TEAR2]

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Universalium. 2010.

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  • Uptear — Up*tear , v. t. To tear up. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uptear — verb To tear up (wrench from the ground) …   Wiktionary

  • uptear — | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: up (I) + tear : to tear up by or as if by the roots : destroy …   Useful english dictionary

  • uptorn — /up tawrn , tohrn /, v. pp. of uptear. * * * …   Universalium

  • uptorn — /up tawrn , tohrn /, v. pp. of uptear …   Useful english dictionary

  • up|tore — «uhp TR, TOHR», verb. past tense of uptear …   Useful english dictionary

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