Dissolve and Sever

Dissolve

Dissolve verb - To cease to be visible.

Sever is a synonym for dissolve in annul topic. In some cases you can use "Sever" instead a verb "Dissolve".

Sever

Sever verb - To set or force apart.
Usage example: disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers

Dissolve is a synonym for sever in dissociate topic. Sometimes you can use "Dissolve" instead a verb "Sever", if it concerns topics such as discontinue, bring to an end.

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

Common collocations

relationship dissolve relationship sever relationship
contract dissolve contract sever contract
way dissolve way sever way
world dissolve world sever world
Other words: head, ties.
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