sever

v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

v.tr.

1. To set or keep apart; divide or separate.
2. To cut off (a part) from a whole.
3. To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve. See synonyms at separate.

v.intr.

1. To become cut or broken apart.
2. To become separated or divided from each other.

[Middle English severen, from Anglo-Norman severer, from Vulgar Latin *sēperāre, from Latin sēparāre. See separate.]

verb

To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument: carve, cleave¹, cut, dissever, slice, slit, split. See assemble/disassemble.

v

Definition: cut apart
Antonyms: attach, combine, join, unite

v

Definition: dissociate
Antonyms: associate, establish, initiate, unite

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IN BRIEF: Cut off, rip apart; separate.

Friendship should be more than biting time can sever. — T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), British-American poet.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skille, kløve, afskære, dele, hugge af, afbryde
v. intr. - skilles, løsrive sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbreken, scheiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) sectionner, (fig) rompre, séparer qch de, couper (des relations)
v. intr. - se couper, se sectionner, se séparer

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchtrennen, abtrennen, abbrechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (δια)χωρίζω, αποκόπτω, διακόπτω, αποχωρίζω, αποκόπτομαι

Italiano (Italian)
separare, troncare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dividir, cortar, troncar

Русский (Russian)
отделять, разъединять, разделять, разрывать, разделять общую собственность на части

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - separar, disociar, segregar, romper, cortar, interrumpir
v. intr. - separarse, desunirse, partirse, romperse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skilja, klippa av, hugga av, skära av, söndra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
切断, 割断, 把...分隔开, 把...割下, 使分离, 断, 裂开, 分裂, 分离

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 切斷, 割斷, 把...分隔開, 把...割下, 使分離
v. intr. - 斷, 裂開, 分裂, 分離

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 절단하다, 분리하다, 이간시키다
v. intr. - 절단되다, 갈라지다, 끊어지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 切断する, 切れる, 断絶させる, 隔てる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفصل, يقطع, يمزق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חתך, הפריד, שבר‬
v. intr. - ‮סיים חוזה-עבודה‬

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