Sever and Tear

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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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Tear is a synonym for sever in action topic. In some cases you can use "Tear" instead a verb "Sever", when it comes to topics like cut.

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

Tear verb - To separate or remove by forceful pulling.

Usage example: tore the book from his hand

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Sever is a synonym for tear in action topic. You can use "Sever" instead a verb "Tear", if it concerns topics such as cut, divide.

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

soul	sever soul	tear soul
parts	sever parts	tear parts
way	sever way	tear way
universe	sever universe	tear universe
Other words: world, head, limb, arms, limbs, muscles.

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