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putting asunder

putting asunder is the present participle and gerund of put asunder.

Meaning of put asunder

Verb

put asunder (third-person singular simple present puts asunder, present participle putting asunder, simple past and past participle put asunder)

  1. (ambitransitive) To sunder; disjoin; separate.
    • What therefore God hath ioyned together, let not man put asunder.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Mark 10:9

Questions about putting asunder

What is putting asunder the present participle and gerund of?
Putting asunder is the present participle and gerund of put asunder.

Words near putting asunder in the dictionary

  1. putting all one's eggs in one basket
  2. putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it
  3. putting an end to
  4. putting around
  5. putting aside
  6. putting asunder
  7. putting away
  8. putting back
  9. putting before
  10. putting bread on the table
  11. putting butter on one's bread

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