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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛvə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɛvɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sev′ər)

sev•er /ˈsɛvɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting:His leg had been severed in an accident.
to break off or dissolve (relations, etc.):The government has severed all diplomatic relations.

See -pare¹-.

sev•er (sev′ər),USA pronunciation v.t.

to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
to divide into parts, esp. forcibly;
cleave.
to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.).
Lawto divide into parts;
disunite (an estate, titles of a statute, etc.).
to distinguish;
discriminate between.

v.i.

to become separated from each other;
become divided into parts.

Middle French sev(e)rer to separate
Middle English severen 1300–50

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sever /ˈsɛvə/ vb

to put or be put apart; separate
to divide or be divided into parts
(transitive) to break off or dissolve (a tie, relationship, etc)

Etymology: 14th Century severen, from Old French severer, from Latin sēparāre to separate

'sever' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

break off - cut off - desert - disaffiliate - hew - lop - separate - snare - abscind - asseverate - bite - break - chine - chop - cleave - cut - disconnect - dissever - dissociate - dissolve - disunite - divide - hack - indent - intersect - nonseverity - part - perseverance - persevering - rend - resect - transect - trisect - unjoint - severable - severance - severity - Severna Park - split - sunder

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Synonyms: part, split, separate, dissociate, rend, more...

Collocations: sever (off) a [finger, head, limb], his [finger] was severed in [a machine, an accident], his [finger] was severed from his hand, more...

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