sever

SEV'ER, verb transitive [There may be a doubt whether sever is derived from the Latin separo. Heb. Ch. Syr. Ar. to break.]1. To part or divide by violence; to separate by parting or rending; as, to sever the body or the arm at a single stroke.2. To part from the rest by violence; as, to sever the head from the body.3. To separate; to disjoin; as distinct things, but united; as the dearest friends severed by cruel necessity.4. To separate and put in different places or orders.The angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just.Matthew 13:49.5. To disjoin; to disunite; in a general sense, but usually applying violence.6. To keep distinct or apart.7. In law, to disunite; to disconnect; to part possession; as, to sever a state in joint-tenacy.SEV'ER, verb intransitive 1. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.The Lord will sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.Exodus 9:4.2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or rent assunder