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sunder

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

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

  1. a family sundered by scandal
  2. <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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