severing

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/ˈsɛvɹ̩ɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To cut free.“After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.”
To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.“to sever an estate in joint tenancy”

noun

The act by which something is severed.

Related words

Synonyms

becut cut off severance breaking blocking separation beheading separating slitting nipping spare cut blending slicing cutting detaching pieces segregating

Associated

jugular actin carotid femoral ties artery arteries penis nerves spinal torso limbs

Rhymes

endeavoring ever hung levering never hung

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