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sever

verb
/ˈsɛv.ɚ/US/ˈsɛv.ə/UK

Etymology

From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.

  1. derived from separāre
  2. derived from sevrer
  3. inherited from severen

Definitions

  1. To cut free.

    • After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
    • to sever the head from the body
    • The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.

  2. To suffer disjunction

    To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.

    • No more can I be seuered from your side
    • How great then was my anguish at being severed from my Regiment after thirty-three years!

  3. To make a separation or distinction

    To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.

    • The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.
    • They claimed the right of severing in their challenges.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To disconnect

      To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

      • sever an estate in joint tenancy

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Derived

severability, severable, severally, severance, severer

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sever. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at sever. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at sever

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA