sever

Meaning

  1. To cut free.
  2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
  3. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
  4. To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛv.ɚ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”).

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