sever
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sever
- /ˈsɛv.ɚ/ US
- /ˈsɛv.ə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.
verb severs · severing · severed
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To cut free.
After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
Similar: hew
- To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated. No more can I be seuered from your side
- To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.
- To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate. sever an estate in joint tenancy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: break up, lop, detach, decouple, disband, unbundling, remove, dissolve, disconnect, separation, disassociate, dissociate, dissociation, break, interrupt, fractured
Translations
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verb to cut free
| Español | tajar, cercenar, escindir, esñocar, cortar cercén (a) |
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| 한국어 | 절단하다 jeoldanhada |
| 日本語 | 切断する setsudan suru, 断つ tatsu, 断ち切る tachikiru |
| 中文 | 斷絕 /断绝 duànjué |
| Português | cortar |
| Français | rompre, trancher, sectionner |
| Deutsch | abtrennen, durchtrennen, abbrechen, trennen |
| Italiano | recidere, troncare, tagliare |
| Русский | отреза́ть otrezátʹ, отре́зать otrézatʹ, разрыва́ть razryvátʹ, разорва́ть razorvátʹ |
| العربية | جَذَبَ jaḏaba, قَطَعَ qaṭaʕa, بَتَّ batta |
verb legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate
| Italiano | separare, distaccare, rescindere |
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