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di·vorce
 divorce
- pronunciation:
- dih
vors
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the legal termination of a marriage contract, or the formal separation of spouses in societies without written laws.
- synonyms:
- dissolution
- similar words:
- annulment, disunion, parting, separation, split-up, termination
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| definition 2: |
a complete and thorough separation.
In this case, there is a divorce of law from reason.- synonyms:
- dissolution, severance, split
- similar words:
- disunion, separation
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
divorced, divorces, divorcing |
| definition 1: |
to legally end a marriage with or between.
She divorced her husband.A judge in Nevada divorced the couple.- antonyms:
- unite, wed
- similar words:
- annul, dissolve, separate, terminate, void
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| definition 2: |
to separate or keep separate.
- synonyms:
- dissociate, disunite, separate
- similar words:
- part, sever, split
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to legally end a marriage.
- antonyms:
- wed
- similar words:
- dissociate, disunite, separate, sever, terminate
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| related words: |
part |
| derivations: |
divorceable (adj.), divorcer (n.) |
Divorce is from a Latin word that means "to separate", "leave one's husband," or "turn aside."
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