betear

From be- +‎ tear (“to rend”).

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈtɛɚ/

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betear (third-person singular simple present betears, present participle betearing, simple past betore, past participle betorn)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To tear; tear around the sides of; tatter.

From be- +‎ tear.

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈtɪɚ/

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betear (third-person singular simple present betears, present participle betearing, simple past and past participle beteared)

1. (transitive) To wet with tears.

• Bartee, beater, berate, erbate, rebate, rebeat