sever
sever definition
sever (sev′ər)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to separate; make or become distinct; divide severed from his family by the war
- to part or break off, as by cutting or with force; cut in two to sever a cable, to sever all relationship
Etymology: ME severen < OFr sevrer, severer < VL *seperare < L separare, to separate
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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