dissever
3 synonyms and 3 antonyms for dissever, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To break something apart, or pull two or more things away from each other.
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Etymology
This word comes from Middle English disseveren, from Anglo-Norman desevrer, Old French dessevrer, which trace back to Vulgar Latin *dissēperō, dissēperāre, from Latin dis- and sēparō.
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