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severing
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Severing
(gcide) | Sever \Sev"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Severed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Severing.] [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to
wean, fr. L. separare. See Separate, and cf. Several.]
1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from
something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by
violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the
head from the body.
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The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked
from among the just. --Matt. xiii.
49.
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2. To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to
cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg.
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Our state can not be severed; we are one. --Milton.
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3. To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.
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I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in
which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall
be there. --Ex. viii.
22.
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4. (Law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to
sever an estate in joint tenancy. --Blackstone.
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severing
(wn) | severing
n 1: the act of severing [syn: severance, severing] |
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perseveringly
(mass) | perseveringly
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persevering
(encz) | persevering,vytrvalý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
perseveringly
(encz) | perseveringly,vytrvale adv: Zdeněk Brož |
severing
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Dissevering
(gcide) | Dissever \Dis*sev"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissevered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Dissevering.] [OE. dessevrer; pref. des- (L. dis-)
+ sevrer to sever, F. sevrer to wean, L. separate to
separate. In this word the prefix is intensive. See Dis-,
and Sever.]
To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite;
to separate; to disperse.
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The storm so dissevered the company . . . that most of
therm never met again. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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States disserved, discordant, belligerent. --D.
Webster.
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Persevering
(gcide) | Persevering \Per`se*ver"ing\, a.
Characterized by perseverance; persistent. --
Per`se*ver"ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]Persevere \Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Persevered; p.
pr. & vb. n. Persevering.] [F. pers['e]v['e]rer, L.
perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus
strict, severe. See Per-, and Severe.]
To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to
pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a
purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or
discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.
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Thrice happy, if they know
Their happiness, and persevere upright. --Milton.
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Syn: To Persevere, Continue, Persist.
Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words.
Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as
one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in
a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from
a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue
from a determination of will not to give up. Persist
is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy
in pursuing an unworthy aim.
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Perseveringly
(gcide) | Persevering \Per`se*ver"ing\, a.
Characterized by perseverance; persistent. --
Per`se*ver"ing*ly, adv.
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persevering
(wn) | persevering
adj 1: quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or
exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with
persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing
business" [syn: diligent, persevering] |
perseveringly
(wn) | perseveringly
adv 1: with perseverance |
severing
(wn) | severing
n 1: the act of severing [syn: severance, severing] |
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