Cleave and Sever

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Cleave

Cleave verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

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Sever is a synonym for cleave in divide topic. In some cases you can use "Sever" instead a verb "Cleave", when it comes to topics like split, action, assemble. popular alternative

Nearby Words: cleavage, cleaver, cleaving

Sever

Sever verb - To set or force apart.

Usage example: disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers

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Cleave is a synonym for sever in action topic. You can use "Cleave" instead a verb "Sever", if it concerns topics such as cut, divide, assemble, cut off. popular alternative

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

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way	cleave way	sever way
head	cleave head	sever head
heads	cleave heads	sever heads
limbs	cleave limbs	sever limbs

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