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sun·der
(sŭn′dər)v. sun·dered, sun·der·ing, sun·ders
v.tr.
1. To break into two or more pieces or parts; sever: "Several disputed sculptures ... are sundered, with fragments residing in separate museums" (Lee Rosenbaum).
2. To force or keep apart: "Even our own kindred in the North are sundered from us" (J.R.R. Tolkien). See Synonyms at separate.
3. To form a barrier or border between: a river that sunders the two mountain ranges.
4. To dissolve (a connection or relationship): a disagreement that sundered their friendship.
v.intr.
To become broken into parts or disunited.
[Middle English sundren, from Old English sundrian.]
sun′der·ance n.
sunder
(ˈsʌndə)vb
to break or cause to break apart or in pieces
n
in sunder into pieces; apart
[Old English sundrian; related to Old Norse sundr asunder, Gothic sundrō apart, Old High German suntar, Latin sine without]
ˈsunderable adj
ˈsunderance, ˈsunderment n
ˈsunderer n
sun•der
(ˈsʌn dər)v.t.
1. to separate; part; divide; sever.
v.i. 2. to become separated; part.
[before 900; Middle English sundren, Old English (ge)sundrian (c. Old High German sunt(a)arōn, Old Norse sundra), derivative of sundor; see sundry]
sunder
Past participle: sundered
Gerund: sundering
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Verb | 1. | sunder - break apart or in two, using violence fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" |