English verb: sever | |||
1. | sever (contact) set or keep apart | ||
Samples | Sever a relationship. | ||
Synonyms | break up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disunite, divide, part, separate | ||
Verb group | discerp, lop, sever | ||
2. | sever (contact) cut off from a whole | ||
Samples | His head was severed from his body. The soul discerped from the body. | ||
Synonyms | discerp, lop | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
Verb group | break up, sever | ||