sunder

/ˈsən-dər/

Middle English, from Old English gesundrian, syndrian; akin to Old High German suntarōn to sunder, Old English sundor apart, Latin sine without, Sanskrit sanutar away

verb

  1. to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space

  2. to become parted, disunited, or severed

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.