2. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
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The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel
and the cattle of Egypt. --Ex. ix. 4.
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They claimed the right of severing in their challenge. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sever — SEVÉR, Ă, severi, e, adj. 1. (Despre oameni; adesea adverbial) Care judecă şi pedepseşte fară indulgenţă; exigent, pretenţios, riguros. ♦ Care nu admite abateri de la normele sau regulile stabilite, care nu admite circumstanţe atenuante; rigid.… … Dicționar Român
Sever — may refer to:Parishes in Portugal: *Sever, Moimenta da Beira, a parish in the municipality of Moimenta da Beira *Sever, Santa Marta de Penaguião, a parish in the municipality of Santa Marta de Penaguião *Sever do Vouga, Aveiro, a municipality in… … Wikipedia
Sever — Wappen Karte Basisdaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
şever — ŞÉVER, şevere, s.n. Unealtă în formă de disc, cremalieră sau melc, confecţionată din oţel aliat, folosită pentru şeveruire. – Din rus. şever, engl. shaver. Trimis de LauraGellner, 29.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 şéver s. n., pl. şévere Trimis de… … Dicționar Român
Sever — Sev er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Severed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Severing}.] [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to wean, fr. L. separare. See {Separate}, and cf. {Several}.] 1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sever — sev·er / se vər/ vt sev·ered, sev·er·ing 1: to end (a joint tenancy) by ending one or all of the unities of time, title, possession, or interest (as by conveying one tenant s interest to another party) 2: to separate (as a contract) into… … Law dictionary
sever — sev‧er [ˈsevə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] COMMERCE to end a business relationship or connection with someone because of a disagreement: • He has severed all financial ties with his former firm. • A business dispute caused the company and its… … Financial and business terms
sever — [sev′ər] vt., vi. [ME severen < OFr sevrer, severer < VL * seperare < L separare, to SEPARATE] 1. to separate; make or become distinct; divide [severed from his family by the war] 2. to part or break off, as by cutting or with force; cut … English World dictionary
sever — [v1] cut apart bisect, carve, cleave, cut, cut in two, detach, disconnect, disjoin, dissect, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, part, rend, rive, separate, slice, split, sunder; concepts 98,176 Ant. combine, join, unite sever [v2] dissociate … New thesaurus
Sevēr — (v. lat.), ernst, strenge, hart; Severĭtät, Ernst, Strenge, Härte … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
