| VERB | contact | sever, break up | set or keep apart |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | sever, discerp, lop | cut off from a whole |
| Sounds | seh'ver | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | set or keep apart. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "sever a relationship" | |
| Synonym | break up | |
| Broader | separate, disunite, divide, part | Force, take, or pull apart |
| Similar to | discerp, sever, lop | cut off from a whole |
| Spanish | cortar, romper, separarse, separar, terminar | |
| Catalan | desunir, esporgar, podar, separar-se, separar | |
| Nouns | severance | a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) |
| Meaning | cut off from a whole. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "His head was severed from his body" | |
| Synonyms | discerp, lop | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Similar to | sever, break up | set or keep apart |
| Spanish | cortar, podar, romper, separar | |
| Catalan | esporgar, podar | |
| Nouns | severance, severing | the act of severing |
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