dissevers

verb

present tense third-person singular of dissever
as in divides
to set or force apart placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissevers
  1. divides
  2. separates
  3. splits
  4. disconnects
Verb
  • The king arbitrarily gives up his power and divides his kingdom among his children.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There’s always at least one Love Island USA contestant who divides viewers, and for Season 8, that person was Melanie Moreno.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of divides
Verb
  • Babcock separates McDavid and Draisaitl for much of the season at five-on-five, unless Bowman can find a driver from outside the roster.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The details showed up on slouchy tailoring, shimmering dresses, metallic separates and playful accessories.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of separates
Verb
  • Earle regularly splits her time between the New Jersey manse and her younger sister Ashtin’s Upper East Side apartment.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Today, the 77-year-old Minnesota native splits her time between two apartments in Greenwich Village, one upstairs from the other—which serve as her primary residence—and a rustic cabin near Duluth, about 20 miles from her hometown of Cloquet.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of splits
Verb
  • Strategy often disconnects from execution; and processes and systems evolve independently of purpose.
    — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Apple says the Control Center button disconnects Bluetooth accessories without fully turning Bluetooth off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnects
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