Fracture and Sever

Fracture

Fracture verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

Sever and fracture are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sever" instead a verb "Fracture".

Nearby Words: fractured, fracturing

Sever

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

Fracture and sever are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fracture" instead a verb "Sever".

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

Common collocations

line fracture line sever line
spine fracture spine sever spine
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