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rip apart

rip apart verb: to be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.

Verb

rip apart (third-person singular simple present rips apart, present participle ripping apart, simple past and past participle ripped apart)

  1. (transitive) To be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
    • Your decisions are ripping this family apart.

Forms of rip apart

third-person singular presentrips apart
present participleripping apart
past participleripped apart
pastripped apart

Questions about rip apart

What does rip apart mean?
Rip apart means to be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
What part of speech is rip apart?
Rip apart is a verb.
What is the past tense of rip apart?
The past tense of rip apart is ripped apart.

Words near rip apart in the dictionary

  1. rip
  2. rip a page out of someone's book
  3. rip a page out of someone's playbook
  4. rip along
  5. rip and dip
  6. rip apart
  7. rip ass
  8. rip box
  9. rip boxes
  10. rip cord
  11. rip cords

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