asunder Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite widely separated especially in space
    • as wide asunder as pole from pole
  2. adverb into parts or pieces
    apart.
    • he took his father's watch apart
    • split apart
    • torn asunder

WordNet

A*sun"der adverb
Etymology
Pref. a- + sunder.
Definitions
  1. Apart; separate from each other; into parts; in two; separately; into or in different pieces or places.
    I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder. Zech. xi. 10.
    As wide asunder as pole and pole. Froude.

Webster 1913