dis·sev·er (dĭ-sĕv'ər)

v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

v.tr.

1. To separate; sever.
2. To divide into parts; break up.

v.intr.
To become separated or disunited.

[Middle English disseveren, from Old French dessevrer, from Late Latin dissēparāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin sēparāre, to separate; see separate.]

disseverance dis·sev'er·ance or dis·sev'er·ment n.

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