sever

verb4

1. •
   To cut free.

   • After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
2. •
   To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.

   • No more can I be seuered from your side — 1591
3. •
   To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.
4. •
   To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.

   • The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. — 1611