unmarry
Americanverb (used with object)
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to officially render or declare the divorce of (a married couple).
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to divorce (one's marital partner).
verb (used without object)
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We marry, unmarry and remarry again more quickly than the citizens of any other Western nation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2013
Weldon Owens, witness at a wedding, signed on the wrong line, had to get a court order to unmarry him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sixtus V., a Cordelier become pope, declared, by his letter of the 25th of June, 1587, to his nuncio in Spain, that he must unmarry all those who were not possessed of testicles.
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
The expectation of a durable connection makes men careful, otherwise they would marry and unmarry every week.
From Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World by Anonymous
If you like to exercise your authority I'll run away and you can't unmarry me.
From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Franklin, Miles
Despite a significant proportion of American births to single mothers, the number of unmarried women giving birth has actually been decreasing for the past decade, with the decline largely driven by teenagers and working-class women.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
They also pointed out that patients who are unmarried or have limited social support may face greater difficulties arranging transportation and attending repeated appointments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
Two unmarried childless brother co-founders came to Paul Lee of Consiglio Advisors to review a plan with 18 trusts between them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
It found there was no single perpetrator of the practice in Britain, but "government decisions shaped the environment in which unmarried mothers were often shamed and coerced into having their children put up for adoption".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The petition for a green card has to be filed through an immediate family member, and the “child” has to remain unmarried.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
They had been married so easily; there must be an easy way of unmarrying.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
Nothing was easier to Raymond than unmarrying a wife of whom he was tired.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce
"Forgive me," said the king laughing, "I am not now thinking of marrying, but of unmarrying."
From Frederick the Great and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
A new court was established last year, and under the new statute, twenty and twenty-one Vic., cap. eighty-five, unmarrying is as easy as marrying.
From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas
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