n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: 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 \ - ' vo ̇ r-sm ə nt \ noun