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   sever

   /ˈsɛvə/

   verb

   • 1. divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly: "the head was severed from the body" Similar cut offchop offlop offhack offcleavehew offshear offslice offsplitbreak offtear offdivideseparatepartdetachdisconnectamputatedockliterary:rendarchaic:sunderrare:dissevercutcut throughrupturesplitpierceriptearOpposite joinattach
   • ▪ put an end to (a connection or relationship); break off: "the notice itself may be sufficient to sever the joint tenancy" Similar break offdiscontinuesuspendbring to an endendput an end toterminatestopceaseconcludedissolveOpposite maintainestablishinitiate

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French severer, from Latin separare ‘disjoin, divide’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. severable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › severSever Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SEVER is to put or keep apart : divide; especially : to remove (something, such as a part) by or as if by cutting. How to use sever in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sever.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SEVER definition: 1. to break or separate, especially by cutting: 2. to end a connection with someone or something…. Learn more.

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   Sever definition: to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.. See examples of SEVER used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEVER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SEVER meaning: 1. to break or separate, especially by cutting: 2. to end a connection with someone or something…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › severSever - definition of sever by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To cut off (a part) from a whole: severed the branch from the tree. 2. To divide into parts; break or interrupt: sever a cord; severed the army's supply lines. 3. To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve. See Synonyms at separate.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › severSever - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To sever something is to cut it off from the whole. If your girlfriend breaks up with you on your anniversary, you might respond by severing the blossoms off the roses you were planning to give her. (Just an idea.)

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › severSEVER definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   To sever something means to cut completely through it or to cut it completely off. Richardson severed his right foot in a motorcycle accident. If you sever a relationship or connection that you have with someone, you end it suddenly and completely. She severed her ties with her homeland.