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uptear
[
uhp-
tair
]
up·tear
/
ʌpˈtɛər
/
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[
uhp-
tair
]
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verb (used with object),
up·tore,
up·torn,
up·tear·ing.
to wrench or
tear
out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
Origin:
1585–95;
up-
+
tear
2
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