Definition of "tear apart" [tear apart]

• To tear or rip something to cause it to come apart (verb)
• To destroy (verb)
• To cause to separate (verb)
• To severely defeat (verb)

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• "    Chainer and Kamahl were watching Turg tear apart a"
• "Dead Phil had raised his arm again, this time to tear apart the Beetle's engine, but I beat him to the punch."
• "For all the newfound chemistry developed during spring training, it appeared that the steroid revelation and subsequent hip-surgery of Alex Rodriguez would tear apart the unity."