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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Divorce \Di*vorce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divorced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Divorcing}.] [Cf. F. divorcer. See {Divorce}, n.]
1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or
partially; to separate by divorce.
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2. To separate or disunite; to sunder.
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It [a word] was divorced from its old sense.
--Earle.
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3. To make away; to put away.
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Nothing but death
Shall e'er divorce my dignities. --Shak.
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