dissever

Verb

Verb Forms: dissevered, dissevering, dissevers

To separate or divide into distinct parts.
separate into parts or portions
To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).
To divide (something) into separate parts.

Examples

If the bridge is destroyed, the shores are dissevered.
The strategic block managed to DISSEVER my opponent’s potential bingo lines.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English disseveren, from Anglo-Norman desevrer, Old French dessevrer, from Vulgar Latin *dissēperō, dissēperāre, from Latin dis- + sēparō.

Synonyms

carve up, divide, separate, split, split up

Antonyms

unite

Scrabble Score: 12

dissever: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dissever: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dissever: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

dissever: valid Words With Friends Word