severing

Definition of Severing in English :

1. severance, severing

the act of severing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Severing

verb

1.

to put or be put apart; separate

2.

to divide or be divided into parts

3. (transitive)

to break off or dissolve (a tie, relationship, etc)

verb transitive, verb intransitive

1.

to separate; make or become distinct; divide

severed from his family by the war

2.

to part or break off, as by cutting or with force; cut in two

to sever a cable, to sever all relationship

tr.v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·ers

1. To cut off (a part) from a whole: severed the branch from the tree.

2. To divide into parts; break or interrupt: sever a cord; severed the army's supply lines.

3. To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve. See Synonyms at separate.