sever

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1. 1.2. To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg. Our state can not be severed; we are one. Milton.
2. 2.To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt. I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there. Ex. viii.
3. 3.4. (Law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an estate in joint tenancy. Blackstone.
4. 4.To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate. Shak.
5. 5.To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. Ex. ix.
6. 6.They claimed the right of severing in their challenge. Macaulay.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 2. To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg. Our state can not be severed; we are one. Milton called?
• What is to keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt. I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there. Ex. viii called?
• What is 4. (Law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an estate in joint tenancy. Blackstone called?
• What is to suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate. Shak called?
• What is to make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. Ex. ix called?
• What is they claimed the right of severing in their challenge. Macaulay called?