Divorce

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
  • n. A complete or radical severance of closely connected things.
  • v. To dissolve the marriage bond between.
  • v. To end marriage with (one's spouse) by way of legal divorce.
  • v. To cut off; separate or disunite: an idea that was completely divorced from reality. See Synonyms at separate.
  • verb-intransitive. To obtain a divorce.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
  • n. A separation of connected things.
  • v. To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
  • v. To end one's own marriage in this way.
  • v. To separate something that was connected.
  • v. To obtain a legal divorce.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n.
  • n. 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.
  • n. The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or a mensa et thoro), “from bed and board”.
  • n. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
  • n. Separation; disunion of things closely united.
  • n. That which separates.
  • v. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.
  • v. To separate or disunite; to sunder.
  • v. To make away; to put away.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A legal dissolution of the bond of marriage.
  • n. Hence—2. Complete separation; absolute disjunction; abrogation of any close relation: as, to make divorce between soul and body; the divorce of church and state.
  • n. The sentence or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
  • To dissolve the marriage contract between by process of law; release legally from the marriage tie; release by legal process from sustaining the relation or performing the duties of husband or wife: absolutely or with from in this and the following senses. See divorce, n., 1.
  • Hence To release or sever from any close connection; force asunder.
  • To take away; put away.
  • n. A divorced man.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the legal dissolution of a marriage
  • v. part; cease or break association with
  • v. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
  • Antonym
    marriage    marry   
    Verb Form
    divorced    divorcees    divorces    divorcing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    separation    break    separate    split up    split    part    breakup   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Corse    Force    Morse    Norse    bourse    coarse    corse    course    endorse    enforce   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bankruptcy    marriage    separation    suicide    abortion    lawsuit    disaster    desertion    prostitution    quarrel