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dissevering

dissevering is the present participle and gerund of dissever.

Meaning of dissever

Verb

dissever (third-person singular simple present dissevers, present participle dissevering, simple past and past participle dissevered)

  1. (transitive) To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).
    • [T]he ſaid floud of Rubicon diſſeuereth the Galle Ciſalpine from Italie.1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Iulius Caesar”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, […], London...
  2. (transitive) To divide (something) into separate parts.
    • If the bridge is destroyed, the shores are dissevered.

Questions about dissevering

What is dissevering the present participle and gerund of?
Dissevering is the present participle and gerund of dissever.

Words near dissevering in the dictionary

  1. disseveration
  2. disseverations
  3. dissevered
  4. disseverest
  5. dissevereth
  6. dissevering
  7. disseverment
  8. disseverments
  9. dissevers
  10. dissful
  11. dissheathe

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