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Synonyms
di·vorce (dĭ-vôrś, -vōrś)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvortere, to divert, variant of dīvertere; see divert.]

noun 

  1. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
  2. A complete or radical severance of closely connected things.

verb: -vorced, -vorc·ing, -vorc·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To dissolve the marriage bond between.
  2. To end marriage with (one's spouse) by way of legal divorce.
  3. To cut off; separate or disunite: an idea that was completely divorced from reality. See synonyms at separate

intransitive verb 

To obtain a divorce.
di·vor·cé (dĭ-vôr-sā́, -sḗ, -vōr-, -vôŕsā́, -sḗ, -vōŕ-)

[French masculine past participle of divorcer, to divorce, from Old French, from divorce, divorce; see divorce.]

noun 

A divorced man.