Home › Words › T › torendtorendtorend means to tear apart, rend to pieces; tear up.EtymologyFrom Middle English torenden; equivalent to to- + rend.verbTo tear apart, rend to pieces; tear up.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.totear 75% match — To tear apart; tear to pieces or shreds; rend. vs torend →torent 75% match — Torn. vs torend →torive 74% match — To rive in pieces; rend. vs torend →berend 74% match — To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over. vs torend →torace 74% match — To tear apart, rend to pieces, rip up. vs torend →betorn 70% match — Torn in pieces; tattered. vs torend →discerp 70% match — To tear into pieces; to rend. vs torend →fortatter 68% match — To tear to tatters; tatter. vs torend →