to sever

Synonyms

divide

Examples

When we two parted In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted, To sever for years. Lord Byron

All knots that lovers tie Are tied to sever. Here shall your sweetheart lie, Untrue for ever. A. E. Housman

When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment. Bell hooks

'Europe' had been on the defensive for a millennium. Now, for half a millennium, it conquered the world. Both observations make it impossible to sever European history from world history. Eric Hobsbawm

Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died. Richard Stallman

The church acknowledges some Scientologists choose to sever communications with family members who leave. The church says it is a fundamental human right to cease communication with someone. It adds disconnection is used against expelled members and those who attack the church. John Sweeney

Words in the phrase

to sever

Close letter words and terms

to set the stage to set up To settle to share to sharpen to shelter