Severing

verb

/ˈsɛvɹ̩ɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo cut free.

"After he graduated, he severed all links to his family."

2.verbTo suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.

3.verbTo make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.

4.verbTo disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.

"to sever an estate in joint tenancy"

5.nounThe act by which something is severed.

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