Definition of dissever Dissever
dis•sev•er
We found 7 definitions of dissever from 5 different sources.
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What does dissever mean?
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| dissever - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" | ||
| divide, split, split up, separate, carve up | ||
| unify, unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" | ||
| change integrity change in physical make-up | ||
| subdivide divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!" | ||
| initialise, initialize, format assign an initial value to a computer program | ||
| sectionalise, sectionalize divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country" | ||
| triangulate survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot" | ||
| unitise, unitize separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency" | ||
| lot divide into lots, as of land, for example | ||
| parcel make into a wrapped container | ||
| sliver, splinter form into slivers; "sliver wood" | ||
| paragraph write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher | ||
| canton divide into cantons, of a country | ||
| balkanise, balkanize divide a territory into small, hostile states | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dissever (v. t.)
To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse. - dissever (v. i.)
To part; to separate.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dissever
dis-sev′ėr, v.t. to sever: to part in two: to separate: to disunite.—ns. Dissev′erance, Disseverā′tion, Dissev′erment, a dissevering or parting.—p.adj. Dissev′ered, disunited. [O. Fr. dessevrer—L. dis, apart, seperāre, to separate.]
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🔤- dissever, verb, present, 1st person singular of dissever (infinitive).
- dissever, verb (infinitive).
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