sever — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To cut free.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   hew

   Examples

   After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.

   to sever the head from the body

   More examples (2)

   The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.

   That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain?

2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   No more can I be seuered from your side

   How great then was my anguish at being severed from my Regiment after thirty-three years!

3. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.

   They claimed the right of severing in their challenges.

4. To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

   Examples

   sever an estate in joint tenancy

Verb

1. set or keep apart

   Synonyms

   break up

   Broader terms

   separatedisunitedividepart

   Examples

   sever a relationship

2. cut off from a whole

   Synonyms

   discerplop

   Broader terms

   cut

   Examples

   His head was severed from his body

   The soul discerped from the body