TEAR APART    撕列

DAMAGE by PULLING VIOLENTLY so as to DIVIDE something.
Modern Chinese Criteria
撕列 is the current modern word for tearin something apart. 裂開 裂 分裂 破裂 坼裂 開綻 龜裂 撥縫 裂縫 裂口 坼 繃 豁 綻 披 皴 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
Hypernym
  • DAMAGE CHANGE so as to CAUSE TO BECOME MORE BAD. (anc: 10/0, child: 8)
  • CHANGE EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • EVENT REALITY that ARISES in TIME. (anc: 8/0, child: 4)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.28

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    TEAR

    Lacerare refers to tearing by mere force, which may be done by the use of one's hands, claws, or teeth.

    laniare refers to the effect of a cutting instrument, under which, however, teeth and claws may be included.

  • Words (4 items)

      liè OC: b-red MC: liɛt 1 Attribution

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)tear apart a contextually determinate N
    • vtoNtear apart
      liè 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtear apartTWH
    裂取  liè qǔ MC: ljet tshjuX OC: b-red skhoʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNtear offDS
      sī OC: sqe MC: siɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtear apart