Definition
To separate forcefully; to cut apart or divide into pieces.
Etymology
From dis- + sever (to cut/separate). 'Sever' comes from Old French 'sevrer' and Latin 'separare.' The dis- prefix intensifies the meaning of separation, suggesting forceful or complete division.
Kelly Says
Medieval English loved doubling the intensity of meaning—'sever' alone means to cut, but adding 'dis-' made it mean to really, completely sever. It's like saying 'unseparate' isn't enough—you need 'dis-separate' to capture the finality.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ለማይነጥ
le-ma-i-ne-t
BNবাংলা
বিচ্ছিন্ন করা
bi-cchi-nna-kor-a
CACatalà
separar
se-pa-rar
CSČeština
oddělit
od-de-lit
DADansk
adskille
ad-ski-le
DEDeutsch
trennen
tren-nen
ELΕλληνικά
διαχωρίζω
di-a-cho-ri-zo
ESEspañol
separar
se-pa-rar
FAفارسی
جداکردن
je-da-kar-den
FRFrançais
détacher
de-ta-cher
HEעברית
להפריד
le-hi-pri-d
HIहिन्दी
विभाजित करना
vi-bha-jit kar-na
HUMagyar
elválaszt
el-va-laszt
IDBahasa Indonesia
pisahkan
pi-sa-hkan
ITItaliano
separare
se-pa-ra-re
KMKM
បំផ្លាញ
bom-ph-la-an
MRMR
विभाजित करा
vi-bha-jit kara
MSBahasa Melayu
pisahkan
pi-sa-hkan
NLNederlands
scheiden
shei-den
PLPolski
odłączyć
od-wa-ch-it
PTPortuguês
separar
se-pa-rar
RORomână
despărți
de-spar-ti
RUРусский
разделить
raz-de-lit
SVSvenska
avskilja
av-ski-lja
TAதமிழ்
பிரித்தல்
pri-th-tal
TEతెలుగు
విభజించు
vi-bha-jin-chu
TRTürkçe
ayrıştırmak
ay-ris-tir-mak
UKУкраїнська
розділити
roz-di-liti
URاردو
अलग کرنا
a-la-g kar-na
VITiếng Việt
chia cắt
chia cat