Dissociate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate. To part; to stop associating. To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis. To undergo dissociation. To undergo dissociation.
Divorce
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The legal dissolution of a marriage.A separation of connected things.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.To end one's own marriage in this way.To separate something that was connected.To obtain a legal divorce.
Example sentence: A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue.