verb
dissever
Dissever (verb) means to break something apart, or pull two or more things away from each other.
verb
1
To break something apart, or pull two or more things away from each other.
"Philosophers, Socrates continues, try to dissever the soul from communion with the body, whereas other people think that life is not worth living for a man who has ‘no sense of pleasure and no part in bodily pleasure’."
— Bertrand Russell (1946)
2
To break something up into separate pieces.
"If the bridge is destroyed, the shores are dissevered."
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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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What is the meaning of dissever?
"dissever" (verb) means to break something apart, or pull two or more things away from each other.
What is another word for dissever?
Other words for "dissever" include separate, divide, split.
What is the opposite of dissever?
Opposites of "dissever" include reconcile, yoke, entwine.
What are the different meanings of dissever?
"dissever" has 2 main meanings: 1. To break something apart, or pull two or more things away from each other; 2. To break something up into separate pieces.
