sever: Meaning and Definition of

sev•er

1. to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
2. to divide into parts, esp. forcibly; cleave.
3. to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.).
4. to divide into parts; disunite (an estate, titles of a statute, etc.).
5. to distinguish; discriminate between.

1. to become separated from each other; become divided into parts.