sever
Use Sever in a sentence
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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Related forms
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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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Walking upright is certainly unusual, but it doesn't sever us from the animal kingdom.
By measuring how far they had to drag the tip to sever the wire, they were able to estimate the wire's breadth.
When sedatives injected into the dinosaur kick in, the razor jaws close down on the tongue and sever it in a spurt of dark blood.
Also, a medic using the device could drive shrapnel across a healthy artery and accidentally sever it, he says.
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