dissever

(di sev′ər)

transitive verb

Origin: ME disseveren < OFr dessevrer < LL disseparare < L dis-, intens. + separare, to separate

intransitive verb

to separate or part; disunite

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verb dis·sev·ered, dis·sev·er·ing, dis·sev·ers

verb, transitive

verb, intransitive

To become separated or disunited.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English disseveren

Origin: , from Old French dessevrer

Origin: , from Late Latin dissēparāre

Origin: : Latin dis-, dis-

Origin: + Latin sēparāre, to separate; see separate

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