dissever
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The flesh does not conjoin, but dissever; although through its very severance it suggests a shadow of the union which it cannot bestow.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
So the man was able to dissever the ghastly head and thus to slay the monstrous dragon.
From Tales of Fantasy and Fact by Matthews, Brander
Oh how shall I, not knowing where thou art, Be all myself—thou dost dissever me.
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various
You can dissever none of these facts one from the other, and we now approach the “one man principle.”
From The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 by Various
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 Church, R. W. (Richard William)
Vocabulary lists containing dissever
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Selection Vocabulary 4, Unit 1
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