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Definition of: sever
(sev′ər) v.t.
1. To put or keep apart; separate.
2. To cut or break into two or more parts.
3. To break off; dissolve, as a relationship or tie.
—v.i.
4. To come or break apart or into pieces.
5. To go away or apart; separate. See synonyms under BREAK, CUT, REND, SEPARATE. [<AF severer, OF sevrer <L separare SEPARATE]
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