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dissever

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dis⋅sev⋅er

  [di-sev-er]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to sever; separate.
2. to divide into parts.
–verb (used without object)
3. to part; separate.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME des(s)everen < OF dessevrer < LL dissēparāre, equiv. to L dis- dis- 1 + sēparāre to separate

Related forms:
dis⋅sev⋅er⋅ance, dis⋅sev⋅er⋅ment, dis⋅sev⋅er⋅a⋅tion, noun
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dis·sev·er   (dĭ-sěv'ər)   
v.   dis·sev·ered, dis·sev·er·ing, dis·sev·ers

v.   tr.

  1. To separate; sever.

  2. To divide into parts; break up.

v.   intr.
To become separated or disunited.

[Middle English disseveren, from Old French dessevrer, from Late Latin dissēparāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin sēparāre, to separate; see separate.]
dis·sev'er·ance, dis·sev'er·ment n.
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Word Origin & History

dissever 
c.1250, from Anglo-Fr. deseverer, from O.Fr. dessevrer, from L. disseparare, from dis- + separare (see separate (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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