dissever
verb
dis·sev·er di-ˈse-vər 
dissevered; dissevering; dissevers
transitive verb
: sever, separate
intransitive verb
: to come apart : disunite
disseverance
di-ˈse-v(ə-)rən(t)s
noun disseverment
di-ˈse-vər-mənt
noun 
Synonyms
- break up
- decouple
- disassociate
- disconnect
- disjoin
- disjoint
- dissociate
- disunite
- divide
- divorce
- part
- ramify
- resolve
- separate
- sever
- split
- sunder
- uncouple
- unlink
- unyoke
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Example Sentences
placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan
Recent Examples on the Web Inside the fishery, a half dozen cutters in white rubber boots and thick gloves wielded long fillet knives, quickly dissevering tubs of yellowtail. 
Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French deseivr-, stem of desevrer, from Late Latin disseparare, from Latin dis- + separare to separate
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
dissever
verb
as in to divide
to set or force apart placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- divide
- separate
- split
- disconnect
- sever
- disunite
- disjoin
- sunder
- ramify
- resolve
- dissociate
- divorce
- detach
- part
- disjoint
- disassociate
- uncouple
- unyoke
- unlink
- isolate
- pull
- break up
- decouple
- cleave
- decompose
- dissect
- subdivide
- dissolve
- fragment
- disintegrate
- partition
- bifurcate
- tear
- rip
- rend
- dichotomize
- fractionate
- bisect
- disassemble
- break down
- quarter
- segment
- halve
- rupture
- fracture
- segregate
- trisect
- rift
- rive
- fractionalize
- cut off
- unravel
- fragmentate
- fragmentize
- seclude
- untie
- disentangle
- break
- insulate
- disengage
- sequester
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unite
- join
- unify
- combine
- link
- assemble
- connect
- mingle
- mix
- associate
- blend
- bind
- couple
- attach
- fasten
- accumulate
- stick
- close
- knit
- fuse
- agglutinate
- weld
- cement