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sever

se·ver

UK/ˈsɛv.ə/ US/ˈsɛv.ɚ/ uncommon

verb

1.

set or keep apart

  • “sever a relationship”
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2.

cut off from a whole

  • “His head was severed from his body”
  • “The soul discerped from the body”
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Origin

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.

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