dissever

[ dih-sev-er ]

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verb (used with object)

to sever; separate.
to divide into parts.

verb (used without object)

to part; separate.

Origin of dissever

1250–1300; Middle English des(s)everen<Old French dessevrer<Late Latin dissēparāre, equivalent to Latin dis-dis-¹ + sēparāre to separate

Other words from dissever

dis·sev·er·ance, dis·sev·er·ment, dis·sev·er·a·tion, noun
un·dis·sev·ered, adjective

Words Nearby dissever

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How to use dissever in a sentence

But—and I forbear to lead up to it artistically—I dissever myself from your chariot wheels.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
So the man was able to dissever the ghastly head and thus to slay the monstrous dragon.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact | Brander Matthews
Secrecy and guilt go so perpetually together, that it is almost difficult for the mind to dissever them.
The Doctor's Wife | M. E. Braddon
You can dissever none of these facts one from the other, and we now approach the “one man principle.”
The Arena | Various
Like a white dove, the soul hovered for a moment above this body, of which the exhausted materials were about to dissever.
The Works of Honor de Balzac | Honor de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for dissever

dissever

/ (dɪˈsɛvə) /

verb

to break off or become broken off
(tr) to divide up into parts

Origin of dissever

C13: from Old French dessevrer, from Late Latin dis- 1 + sēparāre to separate

Derived forms of dissever

disseverance, disseverment or disseveration, noun

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