Teared

//tɪə(ɹ)d// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of tear (“produce liquid from the eyes”) form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of tear (“rip, rend, speed”) form-of, nonstandard, participle, past

    "This split between “good” and “bad” was seen in her drawings as well — her drawing of a tree, thought to be an unconscious representation of the self, was of a 100-year-old oak tree that was going to be “teared down,”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

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