Dissever
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈsɛvə/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dissever is a verb meaning To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).
Meaning
To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).
More Meanings
- To divide (something) into separate parts.
Example Sentences
If the bridge is destroyed, the shores are dissevered.
[T]he ſaid floud of Rubicon diſſeuereth the Galle Ciſalpine from Italie.
The storm so dissevered the company […] that most of them never met again.
Henchard’s wife was dissevered from him by death; his friend and helper Farfrae by estrangement; Elizabeth-Jane by ignorance.
Word Forms
- dissevers
- dissevering
- dissevered
Synonyms for dissever
Depending on context, synonyms include separate, split, divide, carve up.
Antonyms for dissever
Common opposites include unite, unify.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include separate, split, divide, carve up, discerp, dissunder.
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