sever

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛv.ɚ/

The English word “sever” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To cut free.
To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

Etymology

From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.

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