torat

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verb

To tear apart, tear asunder.

Similar
rendrip to shredstear to pieces
OriginMiddle English toratten →
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Meanings

verbtorat (third-person singular simple present torats, present participle toratting, simple past and past participle toratted)

present singular third person torats · participle present toratting · participle past toratted · past toratted

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo tear apart, tear asunder.

    Synonyms: rend, rip to shreds, tear to pieces

  2. obsoletetransitiveTo scatter, disperse.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo tear apart, tear asunder.

Similar
rendrip to shredstear to pieces
Also see
disperse

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtoratten
  2. Englishtorat

From Middle English toratten, from to- + ratten (“to lacerate, tear”), equivalent to to- + rat. Related to Middle High German ratzen (“to lacerate, tear”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tarottortaTatrorattotroat
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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