sever
/ˈsɛv.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.
Example Sentences
- "After he graduated, he severed all links to his family."
- "to sever the head from the body"
- "The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just."
- "That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain?"
- "No more can I be seuered from your side"
- "How great then was my anguish at being severed from my Regiment after thirty-three years!"
Etymology
From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: severen, sevrer, separāre
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɛv.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈsɛv.ə/