Antonyms for tear up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : teer

Phonetic Transcription : tɪər

Definition of tear up

Origin : 1650s, mainly in American English, from tear (n.1). Related: Teared; tearing. Old English verb tæherian did not survive into Middle English.

As in raze : verb flatten, knock down; wipe out
As in uproot : verb destroy; rip out of a place
As in wreck : verb ruin, destroy

Example sentences :

He'd tear up my cornfields and meadows and put factories and mills in their place!
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

And they all pressed upon her, and wanted to tear up the shirts of mail.
Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various

With a glance at Gustav, Ernest began to tear up the papers.
Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie

If you will take my advice you will tear up that warrant, my friend.
Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman

One cannot tear up at once the deep-rooted affections of years.
Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz

She had threatened to tear up her contract, to complain to the consul.
Extract from : « The Bill-Toppers » by Andre Castaigne

And Coucon began to tear up the carpet, and then to sound the boards.
Extract from : « The Son of Monte Christo » by Jules Lermina

I will not let you tear up and down stairs all day in this fashion.
Extract from : « Bulbs and Blossoms » by Amy Le Feuvre

I take my plow, as my tool, and I tear up the soil and prepare it for my harvest.
Extract from : « Usury » by Calvin Elliott

You see, there was no stuff, and I had to tear up the floor.
Extract from : « Fitz the Filibuster » by George Manville Fenn

Synonyms for tear up

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