severing

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sev·er (s

v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·ers

v.tr.

1. To set or keep apart; divide or separate.

2. To cut off (a part) from a whole.

3. To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve. See Synonyms at separate.

v.intr.

1. To become cut or broken apart.

2. To become separated or divided from each other.

[Middle English severen, from Anglo-Norman severer, from Vulgar Latin *sperre, from Latin sparre; see separate.]

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Noun

severing - the act of severing

severance

cutting, cut - the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"

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