| NOUN | act | divorce, divorcement | the legal dissolution of a marriage |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | social | divorce, disassociate, dissociate, disunite, disjoint | part |
| social | divorce, split up | get a divorce |
| Sounds | dihvao'rs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | airforce ... workhorse: 29 rhymes with aors... | |
| Meaning | The legal dissolution of a marriage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | divorcement | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | separation | The social act of separating or parting company |
| Spanish | divorcio, separación | |
| Catalan | divorci | |
| Verbs | divorce | get a divorce |
| Meaning | Part; cease or break association / association with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | disassociate, dissociate, disunite, disjoint | |
| Broader | separate, part, split up, split, break, break up | discontinue an association / association / association or relation |
| Spanish | desmarcar, divorciarse, divorciar, separarse | |
| Catalan | desmarcar, divorciar-se, divorciar, separar-se | |
| Meaning | Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam and Sue divorce; Sam cannot divorce Sue | |
| Example | "The couple divorced after only 6 months" | |
| Synonym | split up | |
| Entails | marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse | Take in marriage |
| Broader | separate, part, split up, split, break, break up | discontinue an association / association / association or relation |
| Spanish | divorciarse, divorciar | |
| Catalan | divorciar-se, divorciar | |
| Nouns | divorce, divorcement | the legal dissolution of a marriage |
| divorcee | a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband | |
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