Antonyms for divorce

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : dih-vawrs, -vohrs

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvoʊrs

Definition of divorce

Origin : late 14c., from Old French divorce (14c.), from Latin divortium "separation, dissolution of marriage," from divertere "to separate, leave one's husband, turn aside" (see divert). Not distinguished in English from legal separation until mid-19c.

noun split-up of marriage
verb split up a marriage

Example sentences :

Should you have thought she'd marry so soon after her divorce?
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

The good bishop believed she had jeopardised her soul with divorce.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

I am bound, after the divorce, to marry the woman I have seduced.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

But I can't get a divorce while I'm shut up in this house and watched.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Nothing human could divorce ties which nature had so strongly woven.
Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various

Did her husband wish to divorce her so as to marry Silviane?
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The manner in which he speaks of divorce shocked me beyond expression.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Divorce is not countenanced by opinion in Paris, though permitted by law.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

It is punished by divorce, which is a house of refuge for most men.
Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

I am ready to agree to everything you desire, even to a divorce if you demand it.
Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

Synonyms for divorce

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