Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tease apart

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
tease a-part
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To carefully separate two interlaced or interlocking items; to figuratively separate two opposing or overlapping concepts.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

teases apart (present, singular) teasing apart (participle, present) teased apart (participle, past) teased apart (past)

Synonyms

tease loosen

Questions

What does tease apart mean?
To carefully separate two interlaced or interlocking items; to figuratively separate two opposing or overlapping concepts.

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