Definitions

1. verb

to refuse to acknowledge or accept a person as one’s spouse, especially in a legal sense

“After the divorce, she chose to disespouse her former husband’s surname.”

2. verb

to repudiate or renounce a person or thing that one has previously acknowledged or accepted

“The company disespoused its former business partner due to their dishonest dealings.”

3. noun

the act of refusing to acknowledge or accept a person as one’s spouse

“The court ruled that the act of disespouse was not valid in their state.”