sever
- (transitive) To cut free.
- (intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
- (intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
- To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.
Frequency
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”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.
amputate
chop off
cut away
trennen
dividir
separar
couper
ayırmak
scheiden
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