dissever
/dɪˈsɛvər/
verb
- To separate or divide something into parts; to break apart.
- The earthquake dissevered the ancient wall into several large chunks.
- A sharp disagreement dissevered the once-close group of friends.
- The river dissevers the forest into two distinct ecosystems.
- To cut off or sever something from a whole.
- The chef carefully dissevered the tender meat from the bone.
- The storm dissevered the power lines, leaving the town in darkness.
- A single stroke of the axe dissevered the branch from the trunk.