(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to
cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg.
(v. t.) To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.
(v. t.) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an
estate in joint tenancy.
(v. i.) To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to
be separated; to part; to separate.
(v. i.) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
