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sever
[ sev-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- to divide into parts, especially forcibly; cleave.
- to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.).
- Law. to divide into parts; disunite (an estate, titles of a statute, etc.).
- to distinguish; discriminate between.
verb (used without object)
- to become separated from each other; become divided into parts.
sever
/ ˈsɛvə /
verb
- to put or be put apart; separate
- to divide or be divided into parts
- tr to break off or dissolve (a tie, relationship, etc)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sever1
Example Sentences
That arrangement seems no longer in place, with sources close to SBC saying it now wanted to "sever ties" with the investment firm.
A scan showed he had also suffered a severed nerve in his left bicep and arrangements were made for specialist surgery in Glasgow.
She still feels a sense of loss over those strained and severed personal connections, but tries to put things in a literally global perspective.
He also severed ties with former mentor Kanye West when he ran for president, suspecting it was part of a wider Trump campaign to "siphon" black people's votes away from the Democrats.
"I was lying by the side of the road with a severed artery bleeding to death," she told BBC Scotland News.
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