dissever
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dis·sev·er
(dĭ-sĕv′ər)v. dis·sev·ered, dis·sev·er·ing, dis·sev·ers
v.tr.
1. To separate; sever.
2. To divide into parts; break up.
v.intr.
To become separated or disunited.
[Middle English disseveren, from Old French dessevrer, from Late Latin dissēparāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin sēparāre, to separate; see separate.]
dis·sev′er·ance, dis·sev′er·ment n.
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dissever
(dɪˈsɛvə)vb
1. to break off or become broken off
2. (tr) to divide up into parts
[C13: from Old French dessevrer, from Late Latin dis-1 + sēparāre to separate]
disˈseverance, disˈseverment, disˌseverˈation n
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dis•sev•er
(dɪˈsɛv ər)v.t.
1. to sever; separate.
2. to divide into parts.
v.i. 3. to part; separate.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French dessevrer < Late Latin dissēparāre= Latin dis- dis-1 + sēparāre to separate]
dis•sev′er•ance, dis•sev′er•ment, dis•sev`er•a′tion, n.
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dissever
Past participle: dissevered
Gerund: dissevering
| Imperative |
|---|
| dissever |
| dissever |
| Present |
|---|
| I dissever |
| you dissever |
| he/she/it dissevers |
| we dissever |
| you dissever |
| they dissever |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dissevered |
| you dissevered |
| he/she/it dissevered |
| we dissevered |
| you dissevered |
| they dissevered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dissevering |
| you are dissevering |
| he/she/it is dissevering |
| we are dissevering |
| you are dissevering |
| they are dissevering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dissevered |
| you have dissevered |
| he/she/it has dissevered |
| we have dissevered |
| you have dissevered |
| they have dissevered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dissevering |
| you were dissevering |
| he/she/it was dissevering |
| we were dissevering |
| you were dissevering |
| they were dissevering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dissevered |
| you had dissevered |
| he/she/it had dissevered |
| we had dissevered |
| you had dissevered |
| they had dissevered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dissever |
| you will dissever |
| he/she/it will dissever |
| we will dissever |
| you will dissever |
| they will dissever |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dissevered |
| you will have dissevered |
| he/she/it will have dissevered |
| we will have dissevered |
| you will have dissevered |
| they will have dissevered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dissevering |
| you will be dissevering |
| he/she/it will be dissevering |
| we will be dissevering |
| you will be dissevering |
| they will be dissevering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dissevering |
| you have been dissevering |
| he/she/it has been dissevering |
| we have been dissevering |
| you have been dissevering |
| they have been dissevering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dissevering |
| you will have been dissevering |
| he/she/it will have been dissevering |
| we will have been dissevering |
| you will have been dissevering |
| they will have been dissevering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dissevering |
| you had been dissevering |
| he/she/it had been dissevering |
| we had been dissevering |
| you had been dissevering |
| they had been dissevering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dissever |
| you would dissever |
| he/she/it would dissever |
| we would dissever |
| you would dissever |
| they would dissever |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dissevered |
| you would have dissevered |
| he/she/it would have dissevered |
| we would have dissevered |
| you would have dissevered |
| they would have dissevered |
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Verb 1. dissever - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
initialise, initialize, format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country"
triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard"
lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example
parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"
paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed"
canton - divide into cantons, of a country
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dissever
verb1. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:
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