dissever

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verb

dis·​sev·​er di-ˈse-vər 

dissevered; dissevering; dissevers

transitive verb

: sever, separate

intransitive verb

: to come apart : disunite

disseverance

di-ˈse-v(ə-)rən(t)s 

noun

disseverment

di-ˈse-vər-mənt 

noun

disseverance

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noun

dis·​severance "+ 

: the act of dissevering : the state of being dissevered : separation

complete selfishness and disseverance from anything that might cause her discomfort

—Amy Loveman

Synonyms of dissever

Verb

• divide
• separate
• split
• disconnect
• sever
• disunite

Examples of dissever in a Sentence

Verb

placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Inside the fishery, a half dozen cutters in white rubber boots and thick gloves wielded long fillet knives, quickly dissevering tubs of yellowtail. —Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French deseivr-, stem of desevrer, from Late Latin disseparare, from Latin dis- + separare to separate

Noun

Middle English deseveraunce, disseveraunce, from Middle French dessevrance, from dessevrer + -ance

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for dissever

• endeavor
• endeavour
• forever
• however
• soever
• whatever
• whenever
• wherever
• whichever
• whoever
• whomever
• bever

Kids Definition

dissever

verb

dis·​sev·​er dis-ˈev-ər 

: to separate completely