divorce

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The legal dissolution of a marriage.

   • Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.
2. 2

   A separation of connected things.

   • The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.
   • To make divorce of their incorporate league
3. 3

   The separation of a bonded pair of animals.

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   1. 4

      That which separates.

      • Go with me like good angels to my end; / And as the long divorce of steel falls on me, / Make of your prayers one sweet sacrifice, / And lift my soul to heaven. Lead on, o' God's name.
   2. 5

      To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.

      • A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.
      • As Fire Island’s reputation grew, so did the fame of its residents. In 1977, after divorcing his first wife, Calvin Klein bought one of Gifford’s beachfront homes.
   3. 6

      To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.

      • Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful.
   4. 7

      To obtain a legal divorce.

      • Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business.
   5. 8

      To separate something that was connected.

      • The radical group voted to divorce itself from the main faction and start an independent movement.
   6. 9

      The 65th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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