dissever
pronunciation
How to pronounce dissever in British English:
UK [dɪs'sevə]
How to pronounce dissever in American English:
US [dɪs'sevə]
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- Verb:
- separate into parts or portions
Word Origin
- dissever (v.)
- late 13c., from Anglo-French deseverer, Old French dessevrer (10c.), from des- (see dis-) + sevrer (see sever). Related: Dissevered; dissevering; disseverance; disseveration.
Example
- 1. He was afraid this radical idea would " dissever and destroy most existing institutions of society " .
- 2. Finally , philip went to the injured bush show that the kind and the unkind do not oppose , dissever absolutely .
- 3. The traditional classification method mainly enters on the exterior standard , which will easily dissever the internal relationship between the basic rights .