English Explanatory Dictionary

sever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cut free.
  2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
  3. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
  4. To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛv.ɚ/ /ˈsɛv.ə/ en-us-sever.ogg

Word forms

sever severs severing severed

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

becut cut off

Related words

separate

Derived words

severability severable severally severance severer
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