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DIVORCE
divorce, divorcement
(noun) the legal dissolution of a marriage
disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint
(verb) part; cease or break association with; “She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president”
divorce, split up
(verb) get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; “The couple divorced after only 6 months”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
divorce (countable and uncountable, plural divorces)
The legal dissolution of a marriage.
A separation of connected things.
(obsolete) That which separates.
Synonyms
• (legal dissolution of a marriage): divorcement
• (separation of connected things): partition, separation, severance
Antonyms
• marriage
Verb
divorce (third-person singular simple present divorces, present participle divorcing, simple past and past participle divorced)
(transitive) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
(transitive) To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.
(intransitive) To obtain a legal divorce.
(transitive) To separate something that was connected.
Synonyms
• (to legally dissolve a marriage): split up
• (to separate something that was connected): disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, separate
Antonyms
• marry
Anagrams
• codrive
Proper noun
Divorce
The 65th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Anagrams
• codrive
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vorce", n. Etym: [F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert.]
1. (Law) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. "from the bond of matrimony." (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or thoro), "from bed board."
2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
3. Separation; disunion of things closely united. To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak.
4. That which separates. [Obs.] Shak. Bill of divorce. See under Bill.
Di*vorce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divorced; p. pr. & vb. n. Divorcing.] Etym: [Cf. F. divorcer. See Divorce, n.]
1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.
2. To separate or disunite; to sunder. It [a word] was divorced from its old sense. Earle.
3. To make away; to put away. Nothing but death Shall e'er divorce my dignities. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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