"sever" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛv.ɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-sever.ogg [US] Forms: severs [present, singular, third-person], severing [participle, present], severed [participle, past], severed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|severen}} Middle English severen, {{der|en|fro|sevrer}} Old French sevrer, {{der|en|la|separāre||to separate}} Latin separāre (“to separate”), {{m|la|se-||apart}} se- (“apart”), {{m|la|parāre||provide, arrange}} parāre (“provide, arrange”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sever (third-person singular simple present severs, present participle severing, simple past and past participle severed)
  1. (transitive) To cut free. Tags: transitive Translations (to cut free): جَذَبَ (jaḏaba) (Arabic), قَطَعَ (qaṭaʕa) (Arabic), بَتَّ (batta) (Arabic), qırmaq (Azerbaijani), откъсвам (otkǎsvam) (Bulgarian), отрязвам (otrjazvam) (Bulgarian), tallar (Catalan), seccionar (Catalan), separar (Catalan), پەڕاندن (perrandin) (Central Kurdish), 斷絕 (Chinese Mandarin), 断绝 (duànjué) (Chinese Mandarin), lossnijden (Dutch), scheiden (Dutch), nudin (guwal) (Dyirbal), d:n-T30 (dn) (Egyptian), katkaista (Finnish), kitkeä (Finnish), rompre (French), trancher (French), sectionner (French), abtrennen (German), durchtrennen (German), abbrechen (German), trennen (German), elvág (Hungarian), recidere (Italian), troncare (Italian), tagliare (Italian), 切断する (setsudan suru) (alt: せつだんする) (Japanese), 断つ (tatsu) (alt: たつ) (Japanese), 断ち切る (tachikiru) (alt: たちきる) (Japanese), 절단하다 (jeoldanhada) (Korean), praecīdō (Latin), dēsecō (Latin), saraut (english: ties) (Latvian), nogriezt (english: body part) (Latvian), momotu (Maori), hāparapara (Maori), copar (Occitan), rompre (Occitan), talhar (Occitan), یارمق (yarmak) (Ottoman Turkish), cortar (Portuguese), отреза́ть (otrezátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отре́зать (otrézatʹ) (english: impf. and pf. differ in the word stress only) [perfective] (Russian), разрыва́ть (razryvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разорва́ть (razorvátʹ) (english: relationship) [perfective] (Russian), cortar (Spanish), tallar) [dated] (Spanish), tajar (Spanish), truncar (Spanish), separar (Spanish), kapa (Swedish), klippa av (Swedish), hugga av (Swedish), ayırmak (Turkish), kesmek (Turkish), koparmak (Turkish), gǂqháa (ǃXóõ)
    Sense id: en-sever-en-verb-Ec4RmQzw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 35 17 36 Disambiguation of 'to cut free': 100 0 0 0
  2. (intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated. Tags: intransitive Translations (to be parted or separated): откъсвам се (otkǎsvam se) (Bulgarian), joutua eroon (Finnish), èsser separat (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-sever-en-verb-jHTyi8u4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 35 17 36 Disambiguation of 'to be parted or separated': 0 96 2 3
  3. (intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. Tags: intransitive Translations (to make a separation or distinction): разделям (razdeljam) (Bulgarian), erottaa (Finnish), tehdä ero (Finnish), distinguir (Occitan), diferenciar (Occitan), separar (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-sever-en-verb-r8omfk2g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 35 17 36 Disambiguation of 'to make a separation or distinction': 0 3 94 3
  4. (law) To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate. Categories (topical): Law Translations (legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate): разделям (razdeljam) (Bulgarian), erottaa (Finnish), eriyttää (english: to disunite or disconnect) (Finnish), lopettaa (english: to terminate) (Finnish), separare (Italian), distaccare (Italian), rescindere (Italian), separar (Occitan), desunir (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-sever-en-verb-5AxFXX5J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 35 17 36 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate': 0 2 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: becut, cut off Derived forms: severable, severally Related terms: separate

Inflected forms

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          "text": "After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to sever the head from the body",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Eminem, Role Model",
          "text": "That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To cut free."
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        "(transitive) To cut free."
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          "sense": "to cut free",
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          "roman": "batta",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "بَتَّ"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "qırmaq"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otkǎsvam",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "откъсвам"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "tallar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "seccionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "separar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "斷絕"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "duànjué",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "断绝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "lossnijden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "scheiden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "dbl",
          "lang": "Dyirbal",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "nudin (guwal)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "dn",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "d:n-T30"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "katkaista"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "kitkeä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "rompre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "trancher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "sectionner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "abtrennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "durchtrennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "abbrechen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "trennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "elvág"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "recidere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "troncare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "tagliare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "alt": "せつだんする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "setsudan suru",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "切断する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "alt": "たつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tatsu",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "断つ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "alt": "たちきる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tachikiru",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "断ち切る"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeoldanhada",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "절단하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "perrandin",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "پەڕاندن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "praecīdō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "dēsecō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "english": "ties",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "saraut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "english": "body part",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "nogriezt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "momotu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "hāparapara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "copar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "rompre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "talhar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "yarmak",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "یارمق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "cortar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otrezátʹ",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отреза́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "impf. and pf. differ in the word stress only",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otrézatʹ",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отре́зать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razryvátʹ",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "разрыва́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "relationship",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razorvátʹ",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "разорва́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "cortar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "tags": [
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "tallar)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "tajar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "truncar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "separar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "kapa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "klippa av"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "hugga av"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "ayırmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "kesmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "koparmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "nmn",
          "lang": "ǃXóõ",
          "sense": "to cut free",
          "word": "gǂqháa"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated."
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "suffer",
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        ],
        [
          "disjunction",
          "disjunction"
        ],
        [
          "parted",
          "part#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "separated",
          "separate#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 96 2 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otkǎsvam se",
          "sense": "to be parted or separated",
          "word": "откъсвам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 96 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be parted or separated",
          "word": "joutua eroon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 96 2 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to be parted or separated",
          "word": "èsser separat"
        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish."
      ],
      "id": "en-sever-en-verb-r8omfk2g",
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "separation",
          "separation"
        ],
        [
          "distinction",
          "distinction"
        ],
        [
          "distinguish",
          "distinguish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 94 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razdeljam",
          "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
          "word": "разделям"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 94 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
          "word": "erottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 94 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
          "word": "tehdä ero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 94 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
          "word": "distinguir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 3 94 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
          "word": "diferenciar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 3 94 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
          "word": "separar"
        }
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            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "parents": [
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        "To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate."
      ],
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        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
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          "disconnect",
          "disconnect#Verb"
        ],
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          "disunite",
          "disunite"
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          "terminate#Verb"
        ]
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        "(law) To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razdeljam",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "разделям"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "erottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "to disunite or disconnect",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "eriyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "to terminate",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "lopettaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "separare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "distaccare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "rescindere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "separar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 2 96",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
          "word": "desunir"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛv.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɛvə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-sever.ogg",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "becut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cut off"
    }
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}
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    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
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      "args": {
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        "singular",
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        "participle",
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        "participle",
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        "English terms with usage examples",
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          "text": "After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "to sever the head from the body",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Eminem, Role Model",
          "text": "That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain?",
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        }
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        "To cut free."
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        [
          "free",
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        "(transitive) To cut free."
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      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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        "To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated."
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          "disjunction",
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        "(intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated."
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        "intransitive"
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      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish."
      ],
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          "make",
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        [
          "separation",
          "separation"
        ],
        [
          "distinction",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish."
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        "intransitive"
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        "en:Law"
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        "To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate."
      ],
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        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
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        [
          "disconnect",
          "disconnect#Verb"
        ],
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          "disunite",
          "disunite"
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        "(law) To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate."
      ],
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        "law"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɛv.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛvə(ɹ)"
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    {
      "word": "becut"
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    {
      "word": "cut off"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "jaḏaba",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "جَذَبَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qaṭaʕa",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "قَطَعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "batta",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "بَتَّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "qırmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otkǎsvam",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "откъсвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otrjazvam",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "отрязвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "tallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "seccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "separar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "斷絕"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duànjué",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "断绝"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "lossnijden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "scheiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "dbl",
      "lang": "Dyirbal",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "nudin (guwal)"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "dn",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "d:n-T30"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "katkaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "kitkeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "rompre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "trancher"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "sectionner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "abtrennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "durchtrennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "abbrechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "trennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "elvág"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "recidere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "troncare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "tagliare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せつだんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "setsudan suru",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "切断する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tatsu",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "断つ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たちきる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tachikiru",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "断ち切る"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeoldanhada",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "절단하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "perrandin",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "پەڕاندن"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "praecīdō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "dēsecō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "english": "ties",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "saraut"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "english": "body part",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "nogriezt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "momotu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "hāparapara"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "copar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "rompre"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "talhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yarmak",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "یارمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "cortar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otrezátʹ",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отреза́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "impf. and pf. differ in the word stress only",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otrézatʹ",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отре́зать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razryvátʹ",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разрыва́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "relationship",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razorvátʹ",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "разорва́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "cortar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "tallar)"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "tajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "truncar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "separar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "kapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "klippa av"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "hugga av"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "ayırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "kesmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "koparmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "nmn",
      "lang": "ǃXóõ",
      "sense": "to cut free",
      "word": "gǂqháa"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otkǎsvam se",
      "sense": "to be parted or separated",
      "word": "откъсвам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be parted or separated",
      "word": "joutua eroon"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to be parted or separated",
      "word": "èsser separat"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razdeljam",
      "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
      "word": "разделям"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
      "word": "erottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
      "word": "tehdä ero"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
      "word": "distinguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
      "word": "diferenciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to make a separation or distinction",
      "word": "separar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razdeljam",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "разделям"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "erottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to disunite or disconnect",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "eriyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to terminate",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "lopettaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "separare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "distaccare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "rescindere"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "separar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "legal: to disunite; to disconnect; to terminate",
      "word": "desunir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sever"
}

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