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Sev"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Severed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Severing.] [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to wean, fr. L. separare. See Separate, and cf. Several.] 1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the head from the body.
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The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just. Matt. xiii. 49.
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2. To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg.
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Our state can not be severed; we are one. Milton.
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3. To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.
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I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there. Ex. viii. 22.
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4. (Law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an estate in joint tenancy. Blackstone.
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Sev"er, v. i. 1. To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate. Shak.
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2. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
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The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. Ex. ix. 4.
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They claimed the right of severing in their challenge. Macaulay.
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