verb
divorciar
divorce
Separar de forma legal a dos personas casadas, para que ya no sigan unidas como matrimonio.
Definition & meaning
Divorciar means to divorce: to legally end a marriage.
- As a transitive verb, it can describe legally dissolving a couple’s marriage.
- The reflexive form divorciarse means to get divorced.
- Figuratively, it can mean to separate or disconnect things that were previously linked, such as theory and practice.
Grammar & Word origin
Divorciar is a regular -ar verb. Its reflexive form, divorciarse , is especially common when referring to people ending their marriage.
It is related to divorcio (“divorce”), ultimately from Latin divortium, meaning “separation” or “divorce.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- separar — “to separate.” It is broader: a couple can separate without legally divorcing.
- disociar — “to dissociate.” It is used for separating ideas or concepts, rather than ending a marriage.
- casar — “to marry” or “to wed,” the opposite of divorcing in the marital sense.
- unir — “to unite,” an opposite in the figurative sense of separating.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Han decidido divorciarse después de diez años de matrimonio.verb
They have decided to divorce after ten years of marriage.
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