Main Entry: ²divorce

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): di·vorced; di·vorc·ing

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 a : to end marriage with (one's spouse) by divorce <she divorced her husband> b : to dissolve the marriage contract between <they were divorced last year>
2 : to make or keep separate : separate <divorce church from state>intransitive verb : to obtain a divorce

synonyms see separate

— di·vorce·ment \-ˈvȯr-smənt\ noun