Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).

  2. (transitive)To divide (something) into separate parts.

    If the bridge is destroyed, the shores are dissevered.

    separate into parts or portions

Origin

From Middle English disseveren, from Anglo-Norman desevrer, Old French dessevrer, from Vul

From Middle English disseveren, from Anglo-Norman desevrer, Old French dessevrer, from Vulgar Latin *dissēperō, dissēperāre, from Latin dis- + sēparō.

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Forms

dissevers, dissevering, dissevered, dissevered
Base formdissever · to dissever
3rd person singulardissevers
Present participledissevering
Past simpledissevered
Past participledissevered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydissever
he, she, itdissevers

Past simpleLesson

all personsdissevered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dissevered
he, she, ithas dissevered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dissever

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedsever
Derivedundissevered

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dissenterdissertationdisservicedissidentB2dissimilar
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