noun The legal ending of a marriage.
- Their divorce was finalized after months of negotiation.
- The divorce was painful, but both parents stayed close to their children.
- She hired a lawyer to handle the divorce and the sale of the house.
verb To legally end one's marriage.
- She divorced her husband after fifteen years together.
- They decided to divorce amicably and share the care of their children.
- He divorced twice before finally settling down in a quiet village.
verb To separate two things that were previously connected.
- It's hard to divorce the artist's work from his personal life.
- You cannot divorce a country's economy from the health of its people.
- Try to divorce your feelings from the facts when you judge the evidence.
