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To separate, as one from another; to cut off from
something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by
cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the head from the body. |
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To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to
cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg. |
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To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt. |
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To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an
estate in joint tenancy. |
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To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to
be separated; to part; to separate. |
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To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. |