divorce
divorce definition
di·vorce (də vôrs′)
noun
- legal and formal dissolution of a marriage
- any complete separation or disunion
Etymology: ME & OFr < L divortium < divortere, var. of divertere, to turn different ways: see diverse
transitive verb divorced -·vorced′, divorcing -·vorc′·ing
- to dissolve legally a marriage between; separate by divorce
- to dissolve the marriage with (one's spouse)
- to separate; disunite
intransitive verb
to get a divorce
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