nnoun.actthe legal dissolution of a marriageTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:divorcement
Derivationally Related Form:divorce
Hypernyms:separation
Inherited Hypernyms:divorceseparationgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:divorceseparationgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.socialpart; cease or break association withSynset:disassociate disjoint dissociate disunite
Examples:- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
Derivationally Related Form:disassociationdissociationdisunion
Hypernyms:break break up part separate split split up
Inherited Hypernyms:disassociateseparate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.socialget a divorce; formally terminate a marriageSynset:split up
Examples:- The couple divorced after only 6 months
Derivationally Related Form:divorcedivorceedivorcement
Hypernyms:break break up part separate split split up
Inherited Hypernyms:divorceseparate
Entailment:conjoin espouse get hitched with get married hook up with marry wed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: divorce, split up) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: divorce)