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sunder

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sun⋅der

  [suhn-der]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to separate; part; divide; sever.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become separated; part.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME sundren, OE sundrian; c. G sondern, ON sundra; see sundry

Related forms:
sun⋅der⋅a⋅ble, adjective
sun⋅der⋅ance, noun
sun⋅der⋅er, noun
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sun·der   (sŭn'dər)   
v.   sun·dered, sun·der·ing, sun·ders

v.   tr.
To break or wrench apart; sever. See Synonyms at separate.
v.   intr.
To break into parts.
n.  A division or separation.

[Middle English sundren, from Old English sundrian.]
sun'der·ance n.
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Word Origin & History

sunder 
O.E. sundrian, from sundor "separately, apart," from P.Gmc. *sunder (cf. O.N. sundr, O.Fris. sunder, O.H.G. suntar "aside, apart"), from PIE base *sen(e)- denoting "separation" (cf. Skt. sanutar "far away," Avestan hanare "without," Gk. ater "without," L. sine "without," O.C.S. svene "without," O.Ir. sain "different").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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