tear apart

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛɚ əˈpɑɹt/ === Verb === tear apart (third-person singular simple present tears apart, present participle tearing apart, simple past tore apart, past participle torn apart) (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear,‎ apart. (transitive) to destroy (transitive) to cause to separate Synonym: rive (transitive, figuratively) to severely defeat Synonym: take apart