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divorce
A	noun
	1	divorce, divorcement
			the legal dissolution of a marriage
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚separation ╚divorce, divorcement
B	verb
	1	disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint
			part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
		Category Tree: separate; part; split up; split; break; break up ╚disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint
	2	divorce, split up
			get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
		Category Tree: separate; part; split up; split; break; break up ╚divorce, split up