dissever
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First it were a great shame, that a little money should dissever us twain, whom Nature hath knit so near together.
From Against War by Desiderius Erasmus
But the check is for a time—the gap and chasm does not dissever.
From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by R. W. (Richard William) Church
Just before this attack, Hooker had decided to interpose more force between the wings of the rebel army, in order to permanently dissever Jackson from the main body.
From Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI by Abner Doubleday
To open the mind to unreserved communication, is imbecility; to cover it with a vail, to dissever its internal workings from its external manifestations, is dissimulation and falsehood.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various
He then corded it so firmly that it would require both industry and patience to dissever the several knots and twistings.
From The Buccaneer A Tale by Mrs. S. C. Hall
Vocabulary lists containing dissever
Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 2
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Selection Vocabulary 4, Unit 1
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