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Thesaurus: dissever

To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse.

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  1. v. t. To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse.
  2. v. i. To part; to separate.
  3. v. separate into parts or portions
  4. To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse. The storm so dissevered the company . . . that most of therm never met again. Sir P. Sidney. States disserved, discordant, belligerent. D. Webster. To part; to separate. Chaucer.
  5. To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; toseparate; to disperse.The storm so dissevered the company . . . that most of therm nevermet again. Sir P. Sidney.States disserved, discordant, belligerent. D. Webster.
  6. v separate into parts or portions