All 4 Uses of "sever" in "King Lear"

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sever
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King Lear
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[Enter Kent and Oswald, severally.†
Scene 2.2
[Exeunt severally.†
Scene 3.1
[Exeunt severally.†
Scene 3.7
Better I were distract: So should my thoughts be sever'd from my griefs, And woes by wrong imaginations lose The knowledge of themselves.†
Scene 4.6 *

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(1) (sever)
to end or cut off completely -- either physically or in relationships
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)