dissever

verb

dis·​sev·​er di-ˈse-vər 

dissevered; dissevering; dissevers

transitive verb

: sever, separate

intransitive verb

: to come apart : disunite

disseverance

di-ˈse-v(ə-)rən(t)s 

noun

disseverment

di-ˈse-vər-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• break up
• decouple
• disassociate
• disconnect
• disjoin
• disjoint
• dissociate
• disunite
• divide
• divorce
• part
• ramify
• resolve
• separate
• sever
• split
• sunder
• uncouple
• unlink
• unyoke

Examples of dissever in a Sentence

placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside the fishery, a half dozen cutters in white rubber boots and thick gloves wielded long fillet knives, quickly dissevering tubs of yellowtail. —Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French deseivr-, stem of desevrer, from Late Latin disseparare, from Latin dis- + separare to separate

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

dissever

verb

dis·​sev·​er dis-ˈev-ər 

: to separate completely