divorce (v.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. nuntium mitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (referring to the customary formula, v. DIVORCE, subs. II.)2. rĕmitto, 33. dīvortium facio, 34. rĕpŭdio, 1 (also used of annulling a betrothal5. expr. by mātrĭmōnium and various verbsII. Fig. • divorce (v.): I. Lit.: of the nuptial tie: 1. nuntium mitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (referring to the customary formula, v. divorce, subs. II.): to marry a second wife without d.ing the former, alteram ducere, neque n. priori mittere, Cic. Mitto is also used absol. in same sense, Ulp. Dig. 2. rĕmitto, 3: to d. one's wife, uxorem r., Suet.; more fully, repudio r., Just. 3. dīvortium facio, 3: v. divorce, subs. 4. rĕpŭdio, 1 (also used of annulling a betrothal: said of the man, whereas the preceding may be used of the woman): Suet. 5. expr. by mātrĭmōnium and various verbs: dimittere aliquam e matrimonio, Suet.; matrimonio depellere, exturbare (with violence), Tac. Phr.: to marry a woman that has d.d her husband, feminam digressam a marito ducere, Suet. II. Fig.: to separate forcibly: sējungo, dīvello: v. to separate, disjoin.