Main Entry:

sun·der

Pronunciation:

\ˈsən-dər\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

sun·dered; sun·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\

Etymology:

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

Date:

before 12th century

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

synonyms see separate