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sever

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  1. separate              
 
sev.er \'sev-*r\ \-(*-)rin\ vb or sev.er.ing [ME severen, fr. MF severer, 
   fr. L separare - more at SE]PARATE : to put or keep apart : DIVIDE; specif 
   : to part by viol ence (as by cutting) : to become separated