sunder
Meaning
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- To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.
- To part, separate.
- To expose to the sun and wind.
Synonyms
keep apart
separate from
separate off
separate out
dissociate oneself from
key out
take leave of
cause to burst
severalise
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsʌndɚ/
Etymology
From Middle English sundren (“to separate, part, divide”), from Old English sundrian (“to separate, split, part, divide”), from Proto-Germanic *sundrōną (“to separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *sen(e)- (“separate, without”). Cognate with Scots sinder, sunder (“to separate, divide, split up”), Dutch zonderen (“to isolate”), German sondern (“to separate”), Swedish söndra (“to divide”). More at sundry.
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