divorcing
verb
Definitions
To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
Example: A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.
To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.
Example: Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful.
To obtain a legal divorce.
Example: Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business.
To separate something that was connected.
Example: The radical group voted to divorce itself from the main faction and start an independent movement.