SEVER Definition & Meaning

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sever

[ sev-er ]

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verb (used with object)

to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
to divide into parts, especially forcibly; cleave.
to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.).
Law. to divide into parts; disunite (an estate, titles of a statute, etc.).
to distinguish; discriminate between.

verb (used without object)

to become separated from each other; become divided into parts.

sever

/ ˈ��ɛ��ə /

verb

to put or be put apart; separate
to divide or be divided into parts
tr to break off or dissolve (a tie, relationship, etc)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sever¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English severen, from Middle French sev(e)rer; separate

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sever¹

C14 severen, from Old French severer, from Latin ��ŧ�貹�� to separate

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What is not absolutely clear is what the key factors were in the decision to sever ties.

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If the cables are simultaneously severed, the whole continent could go down.

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Instead, he urged Greenlanders to sever ties and gain its independence from Denmark, which he said had not invested enough to protect the semi-autonomous territory.

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Three years earlier, Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco.

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All four countries have severed ties with former colonial power France and forged new alliances with Russia.

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