SEVER
What does "SEVER" mean?
To cut off or divide something by cutting or breaking.
Meanings
- To divide or cut off, especially forcefully. The blade severed the rope in a single stroke.
- To end or break off a connection or relationship. The two countries severed diplomatic ties.
- In law, to separate legal claims, ownership, or proceedings. The court ordered the cases to be severed and tried apart. technical
Did you know?
- 'Sever' and 'separate' are long-lost twins: both grew from the same Latin verb 'separare', one arriving polished through Latin, the other worn smooth through Old French.
Word origin
From Old French 'sevrer' (to separate), from Latin 'separare' (to separate); the same Latin root that gives English 'separate'.
Remember it
SEVER and SEParate share a Latin parent - to sever is just to forcefully separate, with the seam cut clean.
A little poem
One clean stroke and the rope is two-
but no blade yet has found the cut
that frees the wanting from the loss it grew.
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Wordplay
- The surgeon and the diplomat both knew how to sever - one with a scalpel, one with a single sentence.
What it teaches
Cutting a cord is easy; what lingers is the shape of the thing that was once joined.
Quick facts
What does SEVER mean?
To cut off or divide something by cutting or breaking.
Is SEVER a valid word?
Yes — SEVER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SEVER?
SEVER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SEVER come from?
From Old French 'sevrer' (to separate), from Latin 'separare' (to separate); the same Latin root that gives English 'separate'.
What can SEVER teach us?
Cutting a cord is easy; what lingers is the shape of the thing that was once joined.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.