divorce (v.)

1.separate into parts or portions"divide the cake into three equal parts" "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

2.part; cease or break association with"She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"

3.get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage"The couple divorced after only 6 months"

divorce (n.)

1.(figurative)the legal dissolution of a marriage

Divorce (descriptor)

1.Legal dissolution of an officially recognized marriage relationship.