asunder

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Into separate parts or pieces; apart

Lest anyone find her treasure, she tore the map asunder and cast its pieces into the wind.

{a} apart, separately, into two parts
If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces. be torn/split/rent etc asunder to be torn violently apart or destroyed
widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole"
into parts or pieces; "he took his father's watch apart"; "split apart"; "torn asunder"
Apart; separate from each other; into parts; in two; separately; into or in different pieces or places
{s} separated over a wide area
apart, into pieces, in shreds
asunder(p)
widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole
break asunder
smash into pieces, break apart
tear asunder
tear to pieces, rip apart
asunder

    Hyphenation

    a·sun·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    ısʌndır

    Antonyms

    together

    Pronunciation

    /əˈsəndər/ /əˈsʌndɜr/

    Etymology

    [ &-'s&n-d&r ] (adverb or adjective.) 14th century. Originally two words; from Old English on (“a (preposition)”) sundran (“separate position”). Cognate with Danish sønder, Swedish sönder, Dutch zonder, Icelandic sundur and Norwegian sunder/sønder, from Old Norse í sundr, akin to Gothic
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