dissever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).
  2. To divide (something) into separate parts.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɛvə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dissever.wav /dɪˈsɛvɚ/

Word forms

dissever dissevers dissevering dissevered

Etymology

From Middle English disseveren, from Anglo-Norman desevrer, Old French dessevrer, from Vulgar Latin *dissēperō, dissēperāre, from Latin dis- + sēparō.

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