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  2. Jul 6, 2022 · "cause a separation or division, put or keep apart," from Anglo-French severer, Old… See origin and meaning of sever.

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  3. The earliest known use of the verb sever is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for sever is from around 1375, in Lay Folks Mass Book . sever is a borrowing from French .

  4. 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.

  5. Nov 4, 2024 · sever (third-person singular simple present severs, present participle severing, simple past and past participle severed) (transitive) To cut free. After he graduated, he severed all links to his family. to sever the head from the body. (intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.

  6. The word part "sever" is a root that means "strict, grave".

  7. The verb 'sever' has its etymological origins in the Latin word 'separare,' which means 'to separate' or 'to divide.' The term 'separare' is a combination of 'se-' meaning 'apart' and 'parare' meaning 'to prepare' or 'to make ready.'

  8. 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.

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