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Added 9 October 2026

dissever

/dɪˈsɛvə/ verb

Latin root: dis Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dissever at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Separate into parts or portions.
divide the cake into three equal parts

Origin

From Middle English disseveren, from Anglo-Norman desevrer, Old French dessevrer, from Vulgar Latin *dissēperō, dissēperāre, from Latin dis- + sēparō.

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