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Sever vs Proclaim - What's the difference?

sever | proclaim |

As a proper noun sever

is .

As a verb proclaim is

to excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe.

sever

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To cut free.
    • After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
    to sever the head from the body
  • * Bible, Matthew xiii. 49
    • The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.
  • To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
    • The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. — Ex. ix. 4.
    They claimed the right of severing in their challenge. — Macaulay.
  • (legal) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.
    • to sever an estate in joint tenancy
    (Blackstone)

    Synonyms

    * becut * cut off

    Derived terms

    * severable * severally

    Related terms

    * separate

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    proclaim

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe.
  • To announce or declare.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.

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