Sever and Separate

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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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Separate is a synonym for sever in cut topic. In some cases you can use "Separate" instead the word "Sever" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like divide, split, dissociate, dismember. popular alternative

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

Separate

Separate verb - To set or force apart.

Usage example: we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight

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Sever is a synonym for separate in split topic. You can use "Sever" instead a verb "Separate", if it concerns topics such as dismember, split in two, keep or set apart. popular alternative

Nearby Words: separated, separation, separately, separating, separatist

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soul	sever soul	separate soul
couple	sever couple	separate couple
head	sever head	separate head
brain	sever brain	separate brain
Other words: pieces, fingers.

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