Category:Dissever

Dis*sev"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissevered; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissevering.] Etym: [OE. dessevrer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + sevrer to sever, F. sevrer to wean, L. separate to separate. In this word the prefix is intensive. See Dis-, and Sever.]

Defn: To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse. The storm so dissevered the company. . . that most of therm never met again. Sir P. Sidney. States disserved, discordant, belligerent. D. Webster.

dissever Dis*sev"er, v. i.

Defn: To part; to separate. Chaucer.