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

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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

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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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