dissever

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English disseveren or dessevren. From Old French dissevrer, Latin dis + sêparâre.

[edit] Verb

to dissever (third-person singular simple present dissevers, present participle dissevering, simple past and past participle dissevered)

1. To cut off, free and remove.

   I dissevered a length of rope.

   The abdication of Romulus Augustulus dissevered the defunct Roman from the Byzantine empire.

2. To divide.

   If the bridge is destroyed, the shores are dissevered.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deeirssv
• devisers
• disserve