sever

Etymology

From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”).

verb

1. (transitive) To cut free.
   After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
   to sever the head from the body
   That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain? 1999, Eminem, Role Model
2. (intransitive) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
3. (intransitive) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
4. (law) To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.