sunder
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sun·der /ˈsʌndə $ -ər/ verb [transitive] literaryBREAK to break something into parts, especially violently 〔尤指猛烈地〕将〔某物〕分开;使碎开;割开;切开 SYN split→ See Verb table
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sunder• War and the reality of her marriage had sundered all obligation to her parents' expectations.• During his twenties his father and he were sundered by religion.Origin sunder Old English gesundrian, syndriansun·der verbChineseSyllable
Corpus into break something parts, especially to
sunder
sun‧der /ˈsʌndə $ -ər/
verb [transitive]
SYN split
sun‧der /ˈsʌndə $ -ər/
verb [transitive] Language: Old English
Origin: gesundrian, syndrian
literary to break something into parts, especially violently Origin: gesundrian, syndrian
SYN split