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
Bidden to marry, he had married; bidden to unmarry and to marry again, he had done so; and at a word from Louie he would have taken up the pilgrimage once more.
From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
"She married me for a whim; she will unmarry me the same way," he reiterated to himself.
From Bambi by Cooke, Marjorie Benton
"I can't see that," said Joanna—"a parson married you, so reckon a parson must unmarry you."
From Joanna Godden by Kaye-Smith, Sheila
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
Thousands of the mothers were pressured into giving up babies for adoption because they were unmarried.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Before the second cold month began, First Wife returned from Peking, where she kept a house and lived with her two unmarried daughters.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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
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
They had been married so easily; there must be an easy way of unmarrying.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
"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)
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