divorce (verb)
1divorce — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amicable, uncontested ▪ no fault ▪ acrimonious, bitter, messy, nasty, painful …
2divorce — di·vorce 1 n [Middle French, from Latin divortium, from divortere divertere to leave one s marriage partner, from di away, apart + vertere to turn]: the dissolution of a valid marriage granted esp. on specified statutory grounds (as adultery)… …
3divorce — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. divorce (14c.), from L. divortium separation, dissolution of marriage, from divertere to separate, leave one s husband, turn aside (see DIVERT (Cf. divert)). Not distinguished in English from legal separation until mid… …
4divorce — ► NOUN ▪ the legal dissolution of a marriage. ► VERB 1) legally dissolve one s marriage with. 2) (divorce from) detach or dissociate (something) from. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin divertere divert …
5divorce — I. noun Etymology: Middle English divorse, from Anglo French, from Latin divortium, from divertere, divortere to divert, to leave one s husband Date: 14th century 1. the action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage 2. separation,… …
6divorce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dissolution of marriage Nouns 1. divorce, divorcement, [legal or trial] separation, dissolution, annulment, parting of the ways, breakup, split up; contested or uncontested divorce, no fault divorce,… …
7divorce — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the legal ending of a marriage: In Britain, one in three marriages ends in divorce. | get a divorce: Why doesn t she get a divorce? | divorce case (=the legal process of divorce) | divorce proceedings (=the official actions to… …
8divorce */*/ — I UK [dɪˈvɔː(r)s] / US [dɪˈvɔrs] verb Word forms divorce : present tense I/you/we/they divorce he/she/it divorces present participle divorcing past tense divorced past participle divorced 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take legal action to end… …
9divorce — di|vorce1 [ dı vɔrs ] noun count or uncount ** a legal way of ending a marriage: I wanted a divorce. get a divorce: Is it true Tom s getting a divorce? end in divorce: Both of her marriages ended in divorce. grounds for divorce (=a good reason… …
10divorce — [[t]dɪvɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] ♦♦♦ divorces, divorcing, divorced 1) N VAR A divorce is the formal ending of a marriage by law. Numerous marriages now end in divorce... Their divorce became final this weekend... The divorce proceedings have accelerated. 2) V …
