sever
sev·er (sĕvʹər)v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·ersv. tr. 1. To set or keep apart; divide or separate. 2. To cut off (a part) from a whole. 3. To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve. See Synonyms at separate.v. intr. 1. To become cut or broken apart. 2. To become separated or divided from each other. [Middle English severen, from Anglo-Norman severer, from Vulgar Latin *sēperāre, from Latin sēparāre. See separate.]
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