v.
Pronunciation: ' se-v ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: sev · ered ; sev · er · ing \ ' sev-ri ŋ , ' se-v ə - \
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