Dissever

dis;sev;er pronunciation: function: verb etymology: middle english, from anglo-french deseivr-, stem of desevrer, from late latin disseparare, from latin dis- + separare to separatedate: 13th centurytransitive verb : sever, separateintransitive verb : to come apart : disunite— dis;sev;er;ance noun — dis;sev;er;ment noun