Definition of sunder Sunder

/sʌˈndɚ/ - [sunder] - sun•der

We found 12 definitions of sunder from 5 different sources.

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sunders, sundering, sundered

sunder - break apart or in two, using violence

fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up laugh unrestrainedly

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sunder (Noun)
A separation into parts; a division or severance.
sunder (Verb)
To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.
sunder (Verb)
To part, separate.
sunder (Verb)
To expose to the sun and wind.
sunder (Adjective)
Sundry; different.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

sunder (v. t.)
To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending, cutting, or breaking; to part; to put or keep apart; to separate; to divide; to sever; as, to sunder a rope; to sunder a limb; to sunder friends.
sunder (v. i.)
To part; to separate.
sunder (v. t.)
A separation into parts; a division or severance.
sunder (v. t.)
To expose to the sun and wind.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

sunder
sun′dėr, v.t. to separate: to divide.—ns. Sun′derance; Sun′derment.—In sunder (B.), asunder. [A.S. syndrian, to separate—sundor, separate; Ice. sundr, asunder.]

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sunder, verb, present, 1st person singular of sunder (infinitive).
sunder, verb (infinitive).

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