Associations to the word «Divorce»

Wiktionary

DIVORCE, noun. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
DIVORCE, noun. A separation of connected things.
DIVORCE, noun. (obsolete) That which separates.
DIVORCE, verb. (transitive) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
DIVORCE, verb. (transitive) To end one's own marriage in this way.
DIVORCE, verb. (transitive) To separate something that was connected.
DIVORCE, verb. (intransitive) To obtain a legal divorce.
DIVORCÉ, noun. A divorced man.

Dictionary definition

DIVORCE, noun. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
DIVORCE, verb. Part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president".
DIVORCE, verb. Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months".

Wise words

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