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

Related formsdis·sev·er·ance, dis·sev·er·ment, dis·sev·er·a·tion, nounun·dis·sev·ered, adjective

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Related Words for dissever

cut, divide, section, partition, split, detach, segment, sever

Examples from the Web for dissever

Historical Examples of dissever

But the check is for a time—the gap and chasm does not dissever.
Dante. An essay.
R. W. Church
He strove to unfasten her girdle, but might not dissever the clasp.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
Marie de France
I had recourse to the expedient of spreading my letters on a dry towel and draining them before attempting to dissever the leaves.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, April, 1876.
Various
Political Zionism alone can transcend and unite: any religious formula would disturb and dissever.
Dreamers of the Ghetto
I. Zangwill
So the man was able to dissever the ghastly head and thus to slay the monstrous dragon.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact
Brander Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for dissever

dissever

verb

to break off or become broken off

(tr) to divide up into parts

Derived Formsdisseverance, disseverment or disseveration, noun

Word Origin for dissever

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

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Word Origin and History for dissever

late 13c., from Anglo-French deseverer, Old French dessevrer (10c.), from des- (see dis-) + sevrer (see sever). Related: Dissevered; dissevering; disseverance; disseveration.