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dissever.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈsɛvə/UK/dɪˈsɛvɚ/General-American
  1. To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).

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

    transitive
    If the bridge is destroyed, the shores are dissevered.
Where this word comes from

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

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