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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. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate or disunite; to sunder. [1913 Webster] It [a word] was divorced from its old sense. --Earle. [1913 Webster] 3. To make away; to put away. [1913 Webster] Nothing but death Shall e'er divorce my dignities. --Shak. [1913 Webster]