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severed

[sev-er] Example Sentences Origin

sev·er

[sev-er]
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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Severed is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English severen < Middle French sev(e)rer to separate

half-sev·ered, adjective
un·sev·ered, adjective
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  • Modano suffered a severed tendon and nerve damage in his hand and has undergone reconstructive surgery.
  • The past means nothing, he averred, if severed from present and future.
  • Diplomats have been expelled, contacts between security services severed and visa restrictions imposed.
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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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