sunder

[ suhn-der ]

/ ˈsʌn dər /

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verb (used with object)

to separate; part; divide; sever.

verb (used without object)

to become separated; part.

Origin of sunder

before 900; Middle English sundren,Old English sundrian; cognate with German sondern,Old Norse sundra;see sundry

OTHER WORDS FROM sunder

sun·der·a·ble, adjectivesun·der·ance, nounsun·der·er, nounun·sun·dered, adjective

Words nearby sunder

Sunday punch, Sundays, Sunday school, Sunday supplement, sun deck, sunder, Sunderland, sundew, sundial, sun disc, sun disk

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Example sentences from the Web for sunder

Of all the evil angels of humanity, that one is the most cruel whose mission it is to sunder the loves of the household.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace
Deflected from the bluff, it turns at a sharp angle to be split in sunder by a low reef of rock.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
Again she shrieked, and a descending blow cleft Metea's skull in sunder, and his blood fell on her neck.
Sketches And Tales Illustrative Of Life In The Backwoods Of New Brunswick|Mrs. F. Beavan
And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature|Various

Jim felt a terrific strain, and it seemed to him that the rope would cut him in sunder.
With Wolfe in Canada|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for sunder

sunder

/ (ˈsʌndə) archaic, or literary /

verb

to break or cause to break apart or in pieces

noun

in sunder into pieces; apart

Derived forms of sunder

sunderable, adjectivesunderance, nounsunderer, noun

Word Origin for sunder

Old English sundrian; related to Old Norse sundr asunder, Gothic sundrō apart, Old High German suntar, Latin sine without

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单词	sunder
释义	sunder [ suhn-der ] / ˈsʌn dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sunder ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to separate; part; divide; sever. verb (used without object) to become separated; part. Origin of sunder before 900; Middle English sundren,Old English sundrian; cognate with German sondern,Old Norse sundra;see sundry OTHER WORDS FROM sunder sun·der·a·ble, adjectivesun·der·ance, nounsun·der·er, nounun·sun·dered, adjective Words nearby sunder Sunday punch, Sundays, Sunday school, Sunday supplement, sun deck, sunder, Sunderland, sundew, sundial, sun disc, sun disk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sunder Of all the evil angels of humanity, that one is the most cruel whose mission it is to sunder the loves of the household. The Fair God\|Lew Wallace Deflected from the bluff, it turns at a sharp angle to be split in sunder by a low reef of rock. Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|William Denison Lyman Again she shrieked, and a descending blow cleft Metea's skull in sunder, and his blood fell on her neck. Sketches And Tales Illustrative Of Life In The Backwoods Of New Brunswick\|Mrs. F. Beavan And now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature\|Various Jim felt a terrific strain, and it seemed to him that the rope would cut him in sunder. With Wolfe in Canada\|G. A. Henty British Dictionary definitions for sunder sunder / (ˈsʌndə) archaic, or literary / verb to break or cause to break apart or in pieces noun in sunder into pieces; apart Derived forms of sunder sunderable, adjectivesunderance, nounsunderer, noun Word Origin for sunder Old English sundrian; related to Old Norse sundr asunder, Gothic sundrō apart, Old High German suntar, Latin sine without Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sunder slice, disconnect, divide, disjoin, undo, break, uncouple, part, split, detach, rend, break off, split up, wedge apart
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sunder

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of sunder

OTHER WORDS FROM sunder

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Example sentences from the Web for sunder

British Dictionary definitions for sunder

verb

noun

Derived forms of sunder

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