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divorced

verb
  1. To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.

    "A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them."

  2. To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.

    "Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful."

  3. To obtain a legal divorce.

    "Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business."

Synonymssplit up, disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, separate
Antonymsmarry
adjective
  1. Cut off, or separated.

  2. (of a marriage) Legally dissolved.

    "It is a sad fact that 43% of marriages are now divorced."

  3. (of persons formerly married) Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.

    "Mark's parents are divorced."

Synonymssplit
Antonymsconnected, engaged, married

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