ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsever
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sever
Meaning: to cut off or separate something completely
sever in a sentence
How sever is used in real sentences:
A falling branch severed the power line during the storm last night.
The climbing rope had begun to fray, and a sharp rock finally severed it near the anchor point.
“Vale moved too, but she would not sever her connection to the neighborhood that had shaped her voice.”
— from the passage Writing at the Edges
Synonyms for sever
Other words for sever — cut, detach and split — carry the same meaning.
- cut
- detach
- split
Antonyms of sever
Words that mean the opposite of sever:
- join
- connect
Where it comes from
From Latin separare 'to separate'
Memory hook
SEVER sounds like 'severe' — a severe cut that separates two pieces.