verb (used with object)
- to sever; separate.
- to divide into parts.
verb (used without object)
- to part; separate.
verb
- to break off or become broken off
- (tr) to divide up into parts
late 13c., from Anglo-French deseverer, Old French dessevrer (10c.), from des- (see dis-) + sevrer (see sever). Related: Dissevered; dissevering; disseverance; disseveration.