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- [suhn-der]
- /ˈsʌn dər/
- /ˈsʌndə/
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- [suhn-der]
- /ˈsʌn dər/
Definitions of sunder word
- verb with object sunder to separate; part; divide; sever. 1
- verb without object sunder to become separated; part. 1
- transitive verb sunder tear apart, separate 1
- verb sunder If people or things are sundered, they are separated or split by something. 0
- verb sunder to break or cause to break apart or in pieces 0
- verb transitive sunder to break apart; separate; part; split 0
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Origin of sunder
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sundren, Old English sundrian; cognate with German sondern, Old Norse sundra; see sundry
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Parts of speech for Sunder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sunder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sunder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sunder
verb sunder
- abscind — to cut off
- besprinkle — to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
- blow down — to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
Antonyms for sunder
verb sunder
- conflate — If you conflate two or more descriptions or ideas, or if they conflate, you combine them in order to produce a single one.
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