the official legal ending of a marriage decided by a court
After a long court case, their divorce was finally granted.
The rise in divorce rates has concerned many social workers.
✦ From Latin divortium “separation, dissolution of marriage,” from divertere “to separate, turn aside.”
to legally end one’s marriage to someone
They decided to divorce after fifteen years of marriage.
Maria plans to divorce her husband next spring.
a complete separation or disconnection between two ideas, things, or groups
There is often a divorce between what politicians promise and what they actually do.
The artist rejected a divorce between art and everyday life.
to completely separate one thing from another, especially ideas or issues
You can’t divorce technology from modern education.
The company hopes to divorce its image from the recent scandal.
