sever

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛv.ɚ/

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Verb

Plain form sever

Third-person singular severs

Past tense severed

Past participle severed

Present participle severing

1. (transitive) If you sever something, you cut through or separate it completely.
   • Synonyms: cut, separate, split and part

   The man's arm was accidentally severed by a saw while he was working at the building.

   More than five decades after the U.S. and Cuba severed ties, the relationship may be on the mend.