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English noun: divorce | |||
| 1. | divorce (act) the legal dissolution of a marriage | ||
| Synonyms | divorcement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | separation | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
English verb: divorce | |||
| 1. | divorce (social) part; cease or break association with | ||
| Samples | She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president. | ||
| Synonyms | disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | ||
| 2. | divorce (social) get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage | ||
| Samples | The couple divorced after only 6 months. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue divorce, Sam cannot divorce Sue | ||
| Synonyms | split up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | ||
| Entail | conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed | ||
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