sunder
sun·der
verb \ˈsən-dər\sun·deredsun·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of SUNDER
transitive verb
: to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
intransitive verb
: to become parted, disunited, or severed
Examples of SUNDER
- a family sundered by scandal
- <during the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall>
Origin of SUNDER
Middle English, from Old English gesundrian, syndrian; akin to Old High German suntarōn to sunder, Old English sundor apart, Latin sine without, Sanskrit sanutar away
First Known Use: before 12th century
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