halfsevered
ər verb (used with object)
1.
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
2.
to divide into parts, especially forcibly; cleave.
3.
to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.).
4.
Law. to divide into parts; disunite (an estate, titles of a statute, etc.).
5.
to distinguish; discriminate between.
verb (used without object)
6.
to become separated from each other; become divided into parts.
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half-sev·ered, adjective
un·sev·ered, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to put or be put apart; separate |
| 2. | to divide or be divided into parts |
| 3. | (tr) to break off or dissolve (a tie, relationship, etc) |
| [C14 severen, from Old French severer, from Latin sēparāre to | |
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sever
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. severer, from O.Fr. sevrer "to separate," from V.L. *seperare, from L. separare "separate" (see separate).
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