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- pronunciation:
- dih
vors
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Builder, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the legal termination of a marriage contract, or the formal separation of spouses in societies without written laws.
The couple could not resolve their differences and decided to file for divorce.- 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: |
divorces, divorcing, divorced |
| 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.
You sometimes have to divorce your feelings from your judgment.He could not go back to his home because he could not divorce that place from the terrible events that had happened there.- synonyms:
- dissociate, disunite, separate
- similar words:
- part, sever, split
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to legally end a marriage.
They were not terribly happy in their marriage, but they never divorced.- antonyms:
- wed
- similar words:
- dissociate, disunite, separate, sever, terminate
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| related words: |
part |
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| 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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