sunder
to become separated; part.
Origin of sunder
1Other words from sunder
- sun·der·a·ble, adjective
- sun·der·ance, noun
- sun·der·er, noun
Words Nearby sunder
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How to use sunder in a sentence
For "smite in sunder, or wound the heads;" some word answering to the Latin conquassare.
Aids to Reflection | Samuel Taylor ColeridgeWith the passing of the years, many changes have occurred to sunder the friendships formed during those boylike expeditions.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. ReesThe mountains will sunder me from my dead—my buried wife—my three brave sons, all lying in one grave, killed within a month.
Jasper Lyle | Harriet WardBut thou mayst heal it if thou wilt take thy words back, and tell me that thou wilt not sunder thee from us.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisBut thou wottest, dear lad, that whiles and again must sister sunder from brother, and even so it has to be now.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William Morris
British Dictionary definitions for sunder
/ (ˈsʌndə) archaic, or literary /
to break or cause to break apart or in pieces
in sunder into pieces; apart
Origin of sunder
1Derived forms of sunder
- sunderable, adjective
- sunderance, noun
- sunderer, noun
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