tose

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UK/ˈtəʊz/US/ˈtoʊz/

verb

To pull apart or asunder; touse.

OriginMiddle English tosen ← Old English *tāsan ← Proto-West Germanic *taisan →
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Meanings

verbtose (third-person singular simple present toses, present participle tosing, simple past and past participle tosed)

present singular third person toses · participle present tosing · participle past tosed · past tosed · alternative toze · alternative toase · alternative toaze

  1. To pull apart or asunder; touse.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-“to divide, separate”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*taisan“to tug, separate, shred”
  3. Old English*tāsan“to tease”
  4. Middle Englishtosen“to card wool”
  5. Englishtose

From Middle English tosen (“to card wool”), from Old English *tāsan (“to tease”), from Proto-West Germanic *taisan (“to tug, separate, shred”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to divide, separate”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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