v.
Pronunciation: di- ' se-v ə r
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deseivr-, stem of desevrer, from Late Latin disseparare, from Latin dis- + separare to separate
Date: 13th century
transitive verb : SEVER , SEPARATE
intransitive verb : to come apart : DISUNITE
– dis · sev · er · ance \ - ' se-v( ə -)r ə n(t)s \ noun
– dis · sev · er · ment \ - ' se-v ə r-m ə nt \ noun