sever

/ˈse-vər/

Middle English, from Anglo-French severer, from Latin separare

verb

  1. to put or keep apart : divide; especially : to remove (something, such as a part) by or as if by cutting

  2. to become separated

separate part divide sever sunder divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association.