to dissever
1
9.9
- verb
- /dɪˈsɛvər/
- Formal
:
separar
- The artist aimed to dissever the canvas into distinct sections for each character.
- dissever my soul
Examples
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The revolting states are parasitic on an existing union; in the absence of which they would have nothing to dissever themselves from except each other.
Academic text (2001) -
"..Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
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"And neither the angels in heaven above, "Nor the demons down under the sea, "Can ever dissever my soul from the soul "Of the beautiful Annabel Lee."
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Pain was dissevered, rampant, on the ceiling, the floorboards, and the wall.
Fiction book (1993) -
He tried to dissever the rope into two equal lengths for the project.
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To solve the puzzle, you need to dissever the pieces carefully without damaging them.
Synonyms
680
1.1
To split something into parts or groups
513
1.3
To break something into two or more parts
297
1.9
To break into parts or pieces
241
2.9
To separate and move in different directions after being together
213
2.8
To separate something into smaller parts to explain or study it
66
2.7
Separate something into smaller pieces
64
4.2
Take something apart into separate pieces
50
3.0
To separate something into parts so it can be moved or fixed
47
2.6
To divide something into smaller parts
26
3.0
To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group
21
3.2
To break something into pieces by hand
19
3.8
To take something apart into separate pieces
14
5.8
To divide something into parts to share between people
9
5.5
To break a substance into smaller chemical parts using heat or chemicals
9
9.0
To divide something into parts, often breaking a company or country
8
4.2
To split something into smaller parts
3
7.5
To separate something into smaller parts to study it
1
9.8
Take bones or meat apart at the joints
To tear something into separate parts, usually by force
To divide something into separate parts
To break something into many small pieces
Antonyms
How Divided
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dissever starts with dis- meaning 'apart' and ends with sever, the same word as the common English sever, which means 'to cut off'. So dissever means to pull or cut something 'apart', which is why it means to separate or break into parts.