tear vs lacerate

tear is a noun but lacerate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tear	Yes	No	Yes	No
lacerate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, lacerate is a hyponym of tear; that is, lacerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tear:

Other hyponyms of tear include pull, rend, rip, rive, rip up, shred, tear up.

tear (noun)	lacerate (noun)
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
the act of tearing
an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

tear (adjective)	lacerate (adjective)
	having edges that are jagged from injury
	irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn

tear (verb)	lacerate (verb)
separate or cause to separate abruptly	cut or tear irregularly
to separate or be separated by force	deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
strip of feathers
move quickly and violently
fill with tears or shed tears