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- [dih-sev-er]
- /dɪˈsɛv ər/
- /dɪ.ˈse.və(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-sev-er]
- /dɪˈsɛv ər/
Definitions of dissever word
- verb with object dissever to sever; separate. 1
- verb with object dissever to divide into parts. 1
- verb without object dissever to part; separate. 1
- noun dissever Divide or sever (something). 1
- verb dissever to break off or become broken off 0
- verb dissever to divide up into parts 0
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Origin of dissever
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English des(s)everen < Old French dessevrer < Late Latin dissēparāre, equivalent to Latin dis- dis-1 + sēparāre to separate
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Parts of speech for Dissever
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dissever popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dissever usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dissever
verb dissever
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- partition — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
Antonyms for dissever
verb dissever
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
- link — a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
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