torace

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/təˈɹeɪs/

verb

To tear apart, rend to pieces, rip up.

OriginMiddle English toracen →
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Meanings

verbtorace (third-person singular simple present toraces, present participle toracing, simple past and past participle toraced)

present singular third person toraces · participle present toracing · participle past toraced · past toraced

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo tear apart, rend to pieces, rip up.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtoracen
  2. Englishtorace

From Middle English toracen, torasen (“to tear up, snatch away”), equivalent to to- + race. Related to rash.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with torace

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Anagrams

coaterrecoat
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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