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.

2. To separate or disunite; to sunder.

It [a word] was divorced from its old sense. --Earle.

3. To make away; to put away.

Nothing but death Shall e'er divorce my dignities. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)