All 3 Uses of "sever" in "The Tempest"

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sever
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The Tempest
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SCENE: The sea, with a Ship; afterwards an Island THE TEMPEST ACT 1 SCENE 1 [On a ship at sea; a tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard] [Enter a SHIPMASTER and a BOATSWAIN severally] MASTER.†
Scene 1.1 *
[Exeunt FERDINAND and MIRANDA severally.†
Scene 3.1
Your eld'st acquaintance cannot be three hours: Is she the goddess that hath sever'd us, And brought us thus together?†
Scene 5.1

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