sever

Verb

Verb Forms: severed, severing, severs

To cut off or separate something by cutting; to divide.
set or keep apart
- "sever a relationship"
cut off from a whole
- "His head was severed from his body"
To cut free.
To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

Examples

After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
He had to sever his emotional attachment to his high-scoring letters and play them.
to sever the head from the body

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.

Synonyms

break up, discerp, lop, becut, cut off

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

sever: valid Words With Friends Word