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phrasedivorce from1. be divorced from sth sb to be completely separate or different from something: Latin was written in a classical style that was divorced from the spoken forms of the language. Spending all out time in air conditioned buildings, we have become divorced from the natural world.divorced from reality (=not based on any sensible idea of what is possible or practical) His political theories were so divorced from reality, that no one else would take them seriously.2. divorce sth from sth to separate two ideas, subjects, or things completely: Gandhi asserted that it was impossible to divorce morality from religion.■ SIMILAR TO: separate
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