torend

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verb

To tear apart, rend to pieces; tear up.

OriginMiddle English torenden →
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Meanings

verbtorend (third-person singular simple present torends, present participle torending, simple past and past participle torent)

present singular third person torends · participle present torending · participle past torent · past torent

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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtorenden
  2. Englishtorend

From Middle English torenden; equivalent to to- + rend.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

torend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torend

MLA

“torend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torend. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torend.

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