totear
verbUK /təˈtɛə/ · US /təˈtɛɚ/
Etymology From Middle English toteren, from Old English tōteran (“to tear apart, tear asunder”), from Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“apart”), *teraną (“to tear, tear away”), equivalent to to- + tear.
1
Obsolete To tear apart; tear to pieces or shreds; rend.
2
Obsolete To break.
3
Obsolete To disturb violently; agitate.