What is "sever" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sever mean in English? Meaning of sever definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sever" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sever": set or keep apart

Verb

  • Meaning: set or keep apart
  • Example: sever a relationship
  • Synonyms: break up sever
  • Hypernyms: disunite divide part separate
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈsɛv.ɚ/

    Hyphenation: se‧ver

    Meaning of "sever": cut off from a whole

    Verb

  • Meaning: cut off from a whole
  • Example: His head was severed from his body The soul discerped from the body
  • Synonyms: discerp lop sever
  • Hypernyms: cut
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈsɛv.ɚ/

    Hyphenation: se‧ver

    Synonyms:

    detach, disconnect, split, separate, rive, sunder, cleave, cut, divide, bisect, dissect, disjoin, dissociate, part, slice, disunite, carve, dissever, rend, cut in two, separate, terminate, abandon, dissolve, break off, disjoint, divorce, divide, put an end to,

    Antonyms:

    combine, connect, couple, link, unite, attach, join, associate, combine, unite, marry, join, begin, start, associate,

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    sever in English: sever
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