tear asunder
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tear asunder — tear to pieces, rip apart … English contemporary dictionary
asunder — adv. (formal) to rend, tear asunder * * * [ə sʌndə] tear asunder (formal) to rend … Combinatory dictionary
tear — vb Tear, rip, rend, split, cleave, rive can all mean to separate forcibly one part of a continuous material or substance from another, or one object from another with which it is closely and firmly associated. Tear implies pulling apart or away… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun from the eyes ADJECTIVE ▪ angry, bitter, emotional ▪ There were angry tears in Lily s eyes. ▪ happy ▪ burning, f … Collocations dictionary
tear — tear1 /tear/, n. 1. a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. 2. this fluid … Universalium
tear — {{11}}tear (n.1) water from the eye, O.E. tear, from earlier teahor, tæhher, from P.Gmc. *takh , *tagr (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. tar, O.H.G. zahar, Ger. Zähre, Goth. tagr tear ), from PIE *dakru /*draku (Cf. L … Etymology dictionary
tear — I n 1. teardrop, drop, droplet, bead, globule. v 2.(all of the eyes) water, well or fill up with tears, get moist or dewy or teary; secrete tears, shed tears, weep, gush, overflow. II v 1. rip, rend, reave, rive, pull apart; shred, rip or pull to … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
asunder — adv. Asunder is used with these verbs: ↑tear … Collocations dictionary
to-tear — /tə , tŭ tārˈ/ transitive verb (pap (Spenser) to torneˈ) To tear in pieces ORIGIN: Pfx to asunder, and ↑tear2 … Useful english dictionary
διασπᾶν — διασπάω tear asunder pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic) διασπάω tear asunder pres part act neut nom/voc/acc sg (doric aeolic) διασπάω tear asunder pres part act masc nom sg (doric aeolic) διασπᾶ̱ν , διασπάω tear asunder pres inf act (epic… … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)