Main Entry: sev·er

Pronunciation: \ˈse-vər\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): sev·ered; sev·er·ing \ˈsev-riŋ, ˈse-və-\

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French severer, from Latin separare — more at separate

Date: 14th century

transitive verb : to put or keep apart : divide; especially : to remove (as a part) by or as if by cuttingintransitive verb : to become separated

synonyms see separate