ev·er (svr) v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·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 *sperre, from Latin sparre; see separate.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. sever (ˈsɛvə) vb 1. to put or be put apart; separate 2. to divide or be divided into parts 3. (tr) to break off or dissolve (a tie, relationship, etc) [C14 severen, from Old French severer, from Latin sēparāre to separate] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003 sev•er (ˈsɛv ər) v. -ered, -er•ing. v.t. 1. to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting. 2. to divide into parts, esp. forcibly; cleave. 3. to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.). v.i. 4. to become separated or divided. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French sev(e)rer to separate] Random House Kernerman Websters College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. sever Past participle: severed Gerund: severing Imperative sever sever Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Verb 1. sever - set or keep apart; sever a relationship break up disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea lop, sever, discerp - cut off from a whole; His head was severed from his body; The soul discerped from the body 2. sever - cut off from a whole; His head was severed from his body; The soul discerped from the body lop, discerp cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; Cut the rope sever, break up - set or keep apart; sever a relationship Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. sever verb 1. cut, separate, split, part, divide, rend, detach, disconnect, cleave, bisect, disunite, cut in two, sunder, disjoin Oil was still gushing from the severed fuel line. cut unite, join, link, connect, attach, fix together 2. discontinue, terminate, break off, abandon, dissolve, put an end to, dissociate He was able to sever all emotional bonds to his family. discontinue continue, maintain, uphold Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 Translations Select a language: Spanish / Español sever [ˈsevəʳ] A. VT → cortar (fig) [+ relations, communications] → romper B. VI [rope etc] → cortarse Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 sever (ˈsevə) verb 1. to put an end to. He severed relations with his family. romper, cortar 2. to cut or break off. His arm was severed in the accident. cortar, romper ˈseverance noun ruptura Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd. sever v. cortar, romper; separar. English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmasters page for free fun content. 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The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context Then I lay quiet, waiting to sever these last when the strain should be once more lightened by a breath of wind. Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context More results Mentioned in ? References in classic literature ? Dictionary browser ? Full browser ? adrift amputate amygdalotomy Anastomotic Atropos brain surgery break break off break up breakaway callosectomy callosotomy chop cleave Confract cut cut back cut corners Hesiods diction is in the main Homeric, but one of his charms is the use of quaint allusive phrases derived, perhaps, from a pre- Hesiodic peasant poetry: thus the season when Boreas blows is the time when `the Boneless One gnaws his foot by his fireless hearth in his cheerless house; to cut ones nails is `to sever the withered from the quick upon that which has five branches; similarly the burglar is the `day-sleeper, and the serpent is the `hairless one. 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