verb [VN] (formal)
1 ~ sth (from sth) to cut sth into two pieces; to cut sth off sth:
to sever a rope * a severed artery * His hand was severed from his arm.
2 to completely end a relationship or all communication with sb:
The two countries have severed all diplomatic links. * to sever relations / ties / connections * She has severed all contact with her family.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for sever is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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