arear

A1R1E1A1R1

verb

To raise or erect, to set up or stir up.

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Meanings

adverbarear (comparative more arear, superlative most arear)

comparative more arear · superlative most arear

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of arrear (“backward”).

    Ne ever did her eyesight turn arear

    1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Virgil's Gnat”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
verbarear (third-person singular simple present arears, present participle arearing, simple past and past participle areared)

present singular third person arears · participle present arearing · participle past areared · past areared

  1. obsoleteTo raise or erect, to set up or stir up.

Origin

See arrear (adverb).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arear

hereyearclearnearcareerheargearappearwearfearvolunteermirrorpremierdearbeerseverepeerearpioneerPierredeermeretiersheer
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

arear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arear

MLA

“arear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arear. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arear.

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