sever

UK /ˈsɛv.ɚ/ US /ˈsɛv.ɚ/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

To cut free.

After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.

to sever the head from the body

2

To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.

No more can I be seuered from your side

How great then was my anguish at being severed from my Regiment after thirty-three years!

3

To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.

The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.

They claimed the right of severing in their challenges.

4

To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

sever an estate in joint tenancy

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