No. 11,018 in Spanish

divorciar

To divorce.

In a sentence

Mis padres decidieron divorciarse el año pasado.
My parents decided to get divorced last year.
In this sentence, 'divorciarse' is used reflexively to indicate that the subject is undergoing the process of divorce.
El juez ejecutó el divorcio entre ambas partes.
The judge executed the divorce between both parties.
Here, 'divorcio' is used as a noun derived from 'divorciar' indicating the legal process or situation.
El abogado les ayudó a divorciar sus bienes en el acuerdo.
The lawyer helped them separate their assets in the agreement.
In this case, 'divorciar' is used transitively to signify the action of separating things.

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