tare1 Syllabification: (tare)Pronunciation: /te(ə)r/Definition of tare noun 1a vetch, especially the common vetch. 2 (tares) (in biblical use) an injurious weed resembling wheat when young (Matt. 13:24-30). Origin: Middle English: of unknown origintare in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tare in the British & World English dictionary