transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-vər ]
verb
( sev·ered ; sev·er·ing ˈsev-riŋ, ˈse-və-)
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French severer, from Latin separare — more at separate
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
: to put or keep apart : divide ; especially : to remove (as a part) by or as if by cutting
intransitive verb
: to become separated
Synonyms: see separate