AskEraser  |  Settings
Ask.com   
 


Synonyms
sev·er (sĕv́ər)

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

verb: -ered, -er·ing, -ers. 

transitive verb 

  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

intransitive verb 

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