Unite vs Sever - What's the difference?
unite | sever |
To come or bring together as one.
To cut free.
* Bible, Matthew xiii. 49
To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
(legal) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate.
As a noun unite
is unity.As a proper noun sever is
.unite
English
Verb
- The new government will try to unite the various factions.
- If we want to win, we will need to unite .
- I hope this song can unite people from all different cultures.
Synonyms
*Derived terms
* * *Anagrams
* ----sever
English
Verb
(en verb)- After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
- to sever the head from the body
- The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.
- (Shakespeare)
- 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.
- to sever an estate in joint tenancy
- (Blackstone)